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crackup

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crack⋅up

  [krak-uhp]
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–noun
1. a crash; collision.
2. a breakdown in health, esp. a mental breakdown.
3. collapse or disintegration: the crackup of an alliance.
Origin:
1850–55; n. use of v. phrase crack up
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crack·up or crack-up   (krāk'ŭp')   
n.   Informal

  1. A crash, as one involving an airplane or automobile.

  2. A mental or physical breakdown.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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