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cray

American  
[krey] / kreɪ /
Also cray cray,

adjective

Slang.
  1. crazy.


cray British  
/ kreɪ /

noun

  1. informal a crayfish

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of cray

By shortening or reduplication

Example Sentences

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After that, I’d actually like to head in early because the nighttime downtown gets a little cray cray for me.

From Washington Post • Aug. 8, 2022

The dialog is sometimes clunky, and Sara’s teen speak — where being inexplicably pregnant is totally cray — can feel corny and grating.

From The Verge • Mar. 13, 2019

Woods, river and railroad tracks; free-range roaming, sunburn, snakes, tadpoles, cray fish, filth, mosquito bites.

From The Guardian • Apr. 27, 2018

Thomas you’re cray, I saw it twice - West end & broadway and absolutely loved it both times!

From New York Times • Apr. 22, 2018

You’ve got to grab hold of it and cling to it with all your might, no matter how cray cray it might seem.

From "The Thing About Jellyfish" by Ali Benjamin

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