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crazy.

Of unsound mind; insane; demented.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈkɹeɪ.zi/General-American, Received-Pronunciation/ˈkɹæɪ.zi/Australia

  1. Of unsound mind; insane; demented.

    His ideas were both frightening and crazy.

  2. Out of control.

    When she gets on the motorcycle she goes crazy.

  3. Very excited or enthusiastic.

    He went crazy when he won.

  4. In love; experiencing romantic feelings.

    Why is she so crazy about him?

  5. Very unexpected; wildly surprising.

    informal
    crazy work
    The game had a crazy ending.

  6. Flawed or damaged; unsound, liable to break apart; ramshackle.

    obsolete

  7. Sickly, frail; diseased.

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

From craze (“to crush”) + -y, akin to being "crazed up". Compare cracked up (“suffered a mental breakdown; be insane”), crackpot. Compare typologically Russian чо́кнутый (čóknutyj).

adv/ˈkɹeɪ.zi/General-American, Received-Pronunciation/ˈkɹæɪ.zi/Australia

  1. Very, extremely.

    slang
    That trick was crazy good.
    I'm crazy tired after today's shift at work.
Where this word comes from

From craze (“to crush”) + -y, akin to being "crazed up". Compare cracked up (“suffered a mental breakdown; be insane”), crackpot. Compare typologically Russian чо́кнутый (čóknutyj).

noun/ˈkɹeɪ.zi/General-American, Received-Pronunciation/ˈkɹæɪ.zi/Australia

  1. An insane or eccentric person; a crackpot.

    countable · slang

  2. Eccentric behaviour; lunacy; craziness.

    slang · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From craze (“to crush”) + -y, akin to being "crazed up". Compare cracked up (“suffered a mental breakdown; be insane”), crackpot. Compare typologically Russian чо́кнутый (čóknutyj).

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