Crazy  

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Does that make me crazy?

--"Crazy" (2006)

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  1. insane, demented
  2. out of control
    • When she gets on the motorcycle she goes crazy.
    • The Ultimate Warrior is crazy.
    • That guy is just crazy.
  3. overly excited or enthusiastic
    • He went crazy when he won.
  4. filled with foolish or unreasoned affection
    • Why is she so crazy about him?

Etymology

From Middle English crasen (“to crush, break, break to pieces, shatter, craze”), from Old Norse *krasa (“to shatter”), ultimately imitative.

Cognate with Scots krass (“to crush, squeeze, wrinkle”), Icelandic krasa (“to crackle”), Norwegian krasa (“to shatter, crush”), Swedish krasa (“to crack, crackle”), Danish krase (“to crack, crackle”), Faroese kras (“small pieces”).




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