outcrazy en · VERB
Etymology
From out- + crazy.
Meanings
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(slang, transitive) To surpass in craziness; to be more wild or erratic than.
So now Israel believes it must restore its deterrence by proving that it can outcrazy Hamas’s latest craziness.
2023 October 14, Thomas L. Friedman, “Why Israel Is Acting This Way”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:Trying to always outcrazy your opponent is a North Korean specialty. Now, Putin has adopted it, announcing with great fanfare that Russia is annexing four Ukrainian regions: […]
2022 September 30, Thomas L. Friedman, “What Putin’s ‘Outcrazy Your Opponent’ Strategy Means for the World”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| outcrazies | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| outcrazying | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| outcrazied | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| outcrazied | Tense=Past | lexicographic |