March Hare

Crazed springtime rabbit

A March hare is a hare during breeding season, when the animals behave erratically—leaping, boxing, and chasing each other across open fields.

The phrase mad as a March hare describes someone acting wildly or irrationally.

Lewis Carroll's character in *Alice's Adventures in Wonderland* cemented the association with absurd behavior.

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rabbit · lunatic · nonsense · Carroll · crockery · riddles · Lewis Carroll · cups · saucers · tea table · unbirthday · chaotic · twitchy · long ears · ears · furry · eccentric · springtime

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Opposites
sanity/mental state

March Haresage

Wisdom keeper or seasoning

rational mind · voice of reason · Solomon · sound mind · cool head

behavioral temperament

March Harestill waters

Motionless bodies of water

stoic · Buddha · Eeyore

wonderland chaos vs. order

March HareAlice

Common female name

Sherlock Holmes · Mr. Spock · Hercule Poirot · straight man · pedant

Family

march, hare, marches, marched, marching, marcher, marchers, hares

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G