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56 Results for "crazy"
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bananas
( adj ) Crazy, insane. The guy went bananas when I asked him to leave.1930s -
bats
( adj ) Crazy, insane. You're completely bats if you think I'll lend you $5.1930s -
batty
( adj ) Crazy, insane. If you think I'm going to get me to date your sister, you're batty.1900s -
bojangle
( v ) To act crazy. She's straight bojangling when she tries out for modeling jobs.1990s -
bonkers
( adj ) Crazy, insane. That noise they call music is driving me bonkers.1940s -
bug
( v ) To act crazy. Marvin must have been bugging when he told me to see that crappy flick!1980s -
certifiable
( adj ) Crazy, insane. Stay away from that woman; she's 100 percent certifiable.1930s -
cock-eyed
( adj ) Crazy, cockamamie. A solar-powered flashlight? What kind of cock-eyed idea is that?1940s -
cockamamie
( n ) Nonsensical, crazy. Cars that drive themselves? I've never heard such a cockamamie idea!1860s -
cracked
( adj ) Crazy, insane. Lureen must be cracked to think that she can make the men's team.1700s -
crackers
( adj ) Crazy, insane. He offered me $250 for my Stutz-Bearcat. He must be crackers!1920s -
crackpot
( n ) A crazy person with unworkable ideas. Thor Pearson has some crackpot idea about making powdered water.1910s -
Crazy!
( int ) An interjection of surprise. Their relationship crashed when he grew the beard.1960s -
crunk
( adj ) Crazy, insane. The scene at the club last night was totally crunk.1990s -
dizzy
( adj ) Goofy, crazy. Some dizzy blonde at the station sold me the wrong ticket and I ended up in Schenectady instead of New York.1500s -
dotty
( adj ) Silly, crazy. Wearing a polka dot dress to a funeral is not surprising for someone as dotty as Maude Lynn Dresser.1880s -
duck soup
( np ) Crazy, insane. Man, you're duck soup if that's the way you think.1990s -
flip
( v ) To lose control of yourself, go crazy. When I told him I had seen his girl with another boy he totally flipped.1960s -
flip out
( v ) To lose control of yourself, go crazy. He flipped out when he heard that his mother had been killed.1960s -
flip your wig
( vp ) To lose control of yourself, go crazy. Josh got so mad at his brother that he flipped his wig.1940s -
freak
( v ) To lose control of yourself, go crazy. She freaked when she found out she needed another math class.1970s -
freak out
( v ) To lose control of yourself, go crazy. She freaked out when she found out she needed another math class.1960s -
go ape
( vp ) To lose control of yourself, go crazy. He went ape when his friends dropped a frog down his collar.1950s -
go ballistic
( vp ) To lose control of yourself, go crazy. Freida went ballistic when I gave her the ring.1960s -
go bananas
( vp ) To lose control of yourself, go crazy. I am going to go bananas if I don't have a vacation soon.1930s -
go postal
( vp ) To lose control of yourself, go crazy. My old lady went postal when she found out about my new lady.1980s -
goofy
( adj ) Crazy, insane. He gone goofy over Alice.1920s -
jive
( n ) Worthless, crazy, or unpleasant talk. Don't talk that jive to me, turkey; I don't believe a word you say.1920s -
Jump in the lake!
( phr ) Don't bother me; you're crazy. You want me to loan you $5? Go jump in the lake!1920s -
jump the couch
( vp ) To lose control of yourself, go crazy. Maureen jumped the couch when she heard that Craig had left town with Sue.2000s -
kooky
( adj ) Crazy, insane. What happened to your kooky friend?1950s -
like crazy
( pp ) Really fast. We're studying like crazy for the exam tomorrow.1940s -
loony
( adj ) Crazy, insane, lunatic. Mike Hunt is so loony he thinks Turkey is the capital of Greece.1870s -
lunachick
( n ) A crazy female. She's such a lunachick she went postal when he took her parking place.1990s -
lunch
( v ) To lose control of yourself, go crazy. She lunched when she found out she needed another math class.1990s -
madcap
( adj ) Crazy. We went out an had a madcap evening at the ballet.1590s -
nerts
( adj ) Crazy, insane. You are completely nerts if you think I will go with you.1920s -
nut
( n ) A crazy person. I think that he is a nut.1900s -
nuts
( adj ) Crazy, insane. You are completely nuts if you think I will go with you.1940s -
nutty
( adj ) Crazy, insane. You must be nutty to think I would join the choir.1890s -
off the deep end
( pp ) To lose control of yourself, go crazy. Billy Ray went off the deep end when his wife left him.1920s -
off the wall
( pp ) Crazy, insane. Most of what he says is off the wall.1950s -
over the edge
( pp ) Crazy, insane. I think another bit of bad news would push Billy Ray over the edge.1920s -
potty
( adj ) Slightly crazy, insane. You must be potty to go out with that geek1920s -
psycho
( n ) A crazy person. Lila is a psycho who should be in a hospital.1950s -
punch-drunk
( adj ) Crazy, insane. Don't listen to that punch-drunk bum; he's crazy.1930s -
shell
( and ) Crazy, insane. That waitress with the greasy purple hair and orange lipstick is definitely shell!1990s -
slap-happy
( adj ) Crazy, insane. Roland has been slap-happy ever since he left the ring.1930s -
stir-crazy
( adj ) Crazy for being cooped up. I'm getting stir-crazy lying in bed all day .1900s -
trippy
( adj ) Crazy, insane. She was totally trippy.1970s -
wack
( adj ) Crazy, insane. The guy is wack; you can't talk to him.1970s -
wacko
( adj ) Crazy, insane. Mona is totally wacko.1960s -
wacky
( adj ) Crazy, insane. I've never known a wackier person than Smoot.1940s -
wig out
( v ) To lose control of yourself, go crazy. She wigged out when she saw me with my cousin.1980s -
wigged
( adj ) Crazy, insane. I can't talk to her any more; she's completely wigged.1980s -
wiggity-wack
( adj ) Crazy, insane. That Korean food was wiggity-wack.1980s
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