Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗adj
Of unsound mind; insane; demented. · Out of control. · Very excited or enthusiastic. · In love; experiencing romantic feelings.
adv
Very, extremely.
noun
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryAn insane or eccentric person; a crackpot. · Eccentric behaviour; lunacy; craziness.
From craze (“to crush”) + -y, akin to being "crazed up". Compare cracked up (“suffered a mental breakdown; be insane”), crackpot. Compare typologically Russian чо́кнутый (čóknutyj).
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