crackup
[ krak-uhp ]
/ ˈkrækˌʌp /
noun
a crash; collision.
a breakdown in health, especially a mental breakdown.
collapse or disintegration: the crackup of an alliance.
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Origin of crackup
First recorded in 1850–55; noun use of verb phrase crack up
Words nearby crackup
crackling, crackly, cracknel, crackpot, cracksman, crackup, cracky, cracovienne, cracow, cradle, cradle cap
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