Crazy Horse

American  

noun

1. Tashunca-Uitco, c1849–77, leader of the Oglala Sioux tribe: defeated General George Custer at battle of Little Bighorn.

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Crazy Horse British  

noun

1. Indian name Ta-Sunko-Witko . ?1849–77, Sioux Indian chief, remembered for his attempts to resist White settlement in Sioux territory

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Crazy Horse Cultural  

1. A Sioux chief of the nineteenth century. Crazy Horse was one of the leaders of the Native American forces at the Battle of the Little Bighorn in 1876. (See Custer's last stand.)

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Example Sentences

The couple was spotted by paparazzi holding hands in Paris last weekend as they left the Crazy Horse cabaret, where they had been celebrating Perry's 41st birthday.

From BBC • Oct. 31, 2025

In spring 1877, Crazy Horse capitulated; Sitting Bull led his followers into Canadian exile, where they would remain for four years until hunger drove them back across the border.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

It could be Preacher, who has a religious bent; or Bigger, the raw but hyperobservant new recruit; or the war-weary Silk, who already has a Purple Heart; or the aggressive Crazy Horse.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2025

There’s the incredible Crazy Horse statue that’s carved out in the Black Hills.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 25, 2024

“You may be right,” Crazy Horse said to them over his shoulder.

From "In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse" by Joseph Marshall III