crazy (redirected from crazies)

cra·zy  (krz)

adj. cra·zi·er, cra·zi·est

1. Affected with madness; insane.

2. Informal Departing from proportion or moderation, especially:

a. Possessed by enthusiasm or excitement: The crowd at the game went crazy.

b. Immoderately fond; infatuated: was crazy about boys.

c. Intensely involved or preoccupied: is crazy about cars and racing.

d. 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.

Idiom:

like crazy Informal

To an exceeding degree: They were running around like crazy.

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crazi·ly adv.

crazi·ness n.

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crazy

Adjective

[-zier, -ziest] Informal

1. ridiculous

2. crazy about extremely fond of: he was crazy about me

3. extremely annoyed or upset

4. insane

crazily adv
craziness n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	crazy - someone deranged and possibly dangerous looney, loony, nutcase, weirdo colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech lunatic, madman, maniac - an insane person
Adj.	1.	crazy - affected with madness or insanity; "a man who had gone mad" brainsick, demented, unhinged, unbalanced, mad, sick, disturbed insane - afflicted with or characteristic of mental derangement; "was declared insane"; "insane laughter"
	2.	crazy - foolish; totally unsound; "a crazy scheme"; "half-baked ideas"; "a screwball proposal without a prayer of working" half-baked, screwball, softheaded colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech impractical - not practical; not workable or not given to practical matters; "refloating the ship proved impractical because of the expense"; "he is intelligent but too impractical for commercial work"; "an impractical solution"
	3.	crazy - possessed by inordinate excitement; "the crowd went crazy"; "was crazy to try his new bicycle" colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech excited - in an aroused state
	4.	crazy - bizarre or fantastic; "had a crazy dream"; "wore a crazy hat" strange, unusual - being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird; "a strange exaltation that was indefinable"; "a strange fantastical mind"; "what a strange sense of humor she has"
	5.	crazy - intensely enthusiastic about or preoccupied with; "crazy about cars and racing"; "he is potty about her" dotty, gaga, wild colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech enthusiastic - having or showing great excitement and interest; "enthusiastic crowds filled the streets"; "an enthusiastic response"; "was enthusiastic about taking ballet lessons"

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crazy

adjective 1. strange, odd, bizarre, fantastic, silly, weird, ridiculous, outrageous, peculiar, eccentric, rum Brit. (slang) oddball (informal) cockamamie (slang), chiefly U.S. wacko or whacko (informal) off the air Austral. (slang) porangi N.Z. daggy Austral., N.Z. (informal) << OPPOSITE normal

adjective 2. (Informal) ridiculous, wild, absurd, inappropriate, foolish, ludicrous, irresponsible, unrealistic, unwise, senseless, preposterous, potty Brit. (informal) short-sighted, unworkable, foolhardy, idiotic, nonsensical, half-baked (informal) inane, fatuous, ill-conceived, quixotic, imprudent, impracticable, cockeyed (informal) cockamamie (slang), chiefly U.S. porangi N.Z. << OPPOSITE sensible

adjective 3. insane, mad, unbalanced, deranged, touched, cracked (slang) mental (slang) nuts (slang) barking (slang) daft (informal) batty (slang) crazed, lunatic, demented, cuckoo (informal) barmy (slang) off-the-wall (slang) off the air Austral. (slang) nutty (slang) potty Brit. (informal) berserk, delirious, bonkers (slang), chiefly Brit. idiotic, unhinged, loopy (informal) crackpot (informal) out to lunch (informal) round the bend (slang) barking mad (slang) out of your mind, maniacal, not all there (informal) doolally (slang) off your head (slang) off your trolley (slang) round the twist Brit. (slang) up the pole (informal) of unsound mind, not right in the head, off your rocker (slang) not the full shilling (informal) a bit lacking upstairs (informal) as daft as a brush (informal), chiefly Brit. mad as a hatter, mad as a March hare, nutty as a fruitcake (slang) porangi N.Z. << OPPOSITE sane

adjective 4. fanatical, wild (informal) mad, devoted, enthusiastic, passionate, hysterical, ardent, very keen, zealous, smitten, infatuated, enamoured << OPPOSITE uninterested see see, mad

Translations

crazy [ˈkreɪzɪ] adj [person] → loco; [idea] → disparatado;

to go crazy → volverse loco;

to be crazy about sb/sth (col) → estar loco por algn/algo

crazy [ˈkreɪzɪ] adj → fou(folle);

to go crazy → devenir fou;

to be crazy about sb/sth (inf) → être fou de qn/qch

crazy [ˈkreɪzɪ] adj → wahnsinnig, verrückt;

crazy about sb/sth (inf) → verrückt or wild auf jdn/etw;

to go crazy → wahnsinnig or verrückt werden

crazy [ˈkreɪzɪ] adj → matto/a;

to go crazy → uscir di senno, impazzire;

to be crazy about sb (col) (= keen); essere pazzo di qn;

to be crazy about sth → andare matto per qc