having an unusual, unexpected, or random quality, behavior, result, pattern, etc.: a crazy reel that spins in either direction.
–noun
11.
Slang. an unpredictable, nonconforming person; oddball: a house full of crazies who wear weird clothes and come in at all hours.
12.
the crazies, Slang. a sense of extreme unease, nervousness, or panic; extreme jitters: The crew was starting to get the crazies from being cooped up belowdecks for so long.
—Idiom
13.
like crazy,
a.
Slang. with great enthusiasm or energy; to an extreme: We shopped like crazy and bought all our Christmas gifts in one afternoon.
b.
with great speed or recklessness: He drives like crazy once he's out on the highway.
Informal Departing from proportion or moderation, especially:
Possessed by enthusiasm or excitement: The crowd at the game went crazy.
Immoderately fond; infatuated: was crazy about boys.
Intensely involved or preoccupied: is crazy about cars and racing.
Foolish or impractical; senseless: a crazy scheme for making quick money.
n.
pl.cra·zies One who is or appears insane: "To them she is not a brusque crazy, but 'appropriately passionate'"(Mary McGrory). cra'zi·ly adv., cra'zi·ness n.
n. a crazy person. : The guy's a crazy, and he keeps coming in here asking for money.
mod. cool. : This stuff is really crazy, man. I love it!
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition. Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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[krey-zee] 
adjective, -zi⋅er, -zi⋅est, noun, plural -zies.
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