cray-cray en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
Etymology
From crazy by shortening and reduplication.
Meanings
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(slang) Crazy.
“Lewis again. The boy cannot get over our breakup. He's like this little puppy dog that follows me around, and it's just driving me cray-cray.”
2011, Jessica Verday, The Hidden, Simon Pulse, published 2011, →ISBN, page 90:"What fascinates me about Loki is that there is a glimmer of redemption in him somewhere, that he's not cray-cray (crazy). […]
2012 April 27, “Hiddleston: There's hope for Loki”, in Belfast Telegraph:“Are you high?” asked Dove suspiciously. She squinted at Patsy. “Because that's cray-cray.”
2013, Michele Bardsley, Only Lycans Need Apply, Signet Eclipse, published 2013, →ISBN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cra-cra | alternative | lexicographic | |
| most cray-cray | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| cray cray | alternative | lexicographic | |
| more cray-cray | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (7)
it pazzo (crazy) · ca boig (crazy) · la īnsānus (crazy) · fr dérangé (crazy) · pt doido (crazy) · es zumbado (crazy) · la dēlīrus (crazy)