cra·zy

[krey-zee] adjective, cra·zi·er, cra·zi·est, noun, plural cra·zies.
adjective
1.
mentally deranged; demented; insane.
2.
senseless; impractical; totally unsound: a crazy scheme.
3.
Informal. intensely enthusiastic; passionately excited: crazy about baseball.
4.
Informal. very enamored or infatuated (usually followed by about ): He was crazy about her.
5.
Informal. intensely anxious or eager; impatient: I'm crazy to try those new skis.
6.
Informal. unusual; bizarre; singular: She always wears a crazy hat.
7.
Slang. wonderful; excellent; perfect: That's crazy, man, crazy.
8.
likely to break or fall to pieces.
9.
weak, infirm, or sickly.
10.
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.
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an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
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.

Origin:
1570–80; craze + -y1

cra·zi·ly, adverb
cra·zi·ness, noun
half-cra·zy, adjective


1. crazed, lunatic. See mad. 2. foolish, imprudent, foolhardy. 8. rickety, shaky, tottering.


1. sane. 3. calm, dispassionate. 8. stable. 9. strong; healthy.
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crazy (ˈkreɪzɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj , -zier, -ziest
1.  informal insane
2.  fantastic; strange; ridiculous: a crazy dream
3.  informal (postpositive; foll by about or over) extremely fond (of)
4.  slang very good or excellent
 
n , -zier, -ziest, crazies
5.  informal a crazy person
 
'crazily
 
adv
 
'craziness
 
n

crazy (ˈkreɪzɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj , -zier, -ziest
1.  informal insane
2.  fantastic; strange; ridiculous: a crazy dream
3.  informal (postpositive; foll by about or over) extremely fond (of)
4.  slang very good or excellent
 
n , -zier, -ziest, crazies
5.  informal a crazy person
 
'crazily
 
adv
 
'craziness
 
n

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Word Origin & History

crazy
1570s, "diseased, sickly, from craze; meaning "full of cracks or flaws" is from 1580s; that of "of unsound mind, or behaving as so" is from 1610s. Jazz slang sense "cool, exciting" attested by 1927. To drive (someone) crazy is attested by 1873. Phrase crazy like a fox recorded
from 1935. Crazy Horse, Teton Lakhota (Siouan) war leader (d.1877) translates thauka witko, lit. "his horse is crazy."

craziness
"infirmity," c.1600, from crazy (q.v.). Meaning "state of being flawed or damaged" is from 1660s; that of mental unsoundness" is from 1755.
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Slang Dictionary

crazy definition


  1. n.
    a crazy person. : The guy's a crazy, and he keeps coming in here asking for money.
  2. 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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Example sentences
He will serve as the epitome of the craziness that has become our politics.
Ten years removed from that craziness, each has other interests.
But the craziness of the night and the diversity of the art is all part of the
  fun.
We have gotten over that particular bit of craziness.
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