Doolally or Dolally may refer to:

• Deolali, India, former site of a British Army transit camp
• The former name of Shanks & Bigfoot, a British dance act
• "Gone Dolally", phrase derived from the boredom felt at the Deolali British Army transit camp.

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Originally British slang "doolally tap", loosely meaning "camp fever", referring to the apparent madness of men waiting for ships back to Britain after finishing their tour of duty in India at the British Army transit camp, Deolali. Men were said to have "doolally tap". By the 1940s this had been widely shortened to just "gone dolally" or just "dolally", an adjective meaning "mad" or "eccentric". , Deolali is a census town in Nashik District in the state of Maharashtra, India. ... Shanks & Bigfoot were a British duo of dance music/garage producers Steven Meade & Danny Langsman, best known for their hit single Sweet Like Chocolate and largely considered a one hit wonder. ... , Deolali is a census town in Nashik District in the state of Maharashtra, India. ... Image File history File links Disambig_gray. ... , Deolali is a census town in Nashik District in the state of Maharashtra, India. ...

Also used in the south to refer to people. "Look at doolally over there."

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