cray

See also: Cray

English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kɹeɪ/
Rhymes: -eɪ

Etymology 1

Noun

cray (plural crays)

A crayfish or lobster.

Etymology 2

Clipping of crazy, with -y to clarify pronunciation. Compare vacay (“vacation”).

Adjective

cray (comparative more cray, superlative most cray)

(slang) Crazy.
- 2010, Cory Giger, "NFL commish slaps Steelers in face with weak punishment of Seymour", The Altoona Mirror (Altoona, Pennsylvania), 23 November 2010:
  That small of a fine for that kind of blatant disregard is cray.
- 2012, "Sharm x Savoy + Kiss = Happy RWD", Fazer, Issue 127, September 2012, page 80:
  Before his set, RWD somehow found time to back a quick vodka shot in the Ice Bar downstairs - yes we're aware an ice bar in the desert is cray.
- 2013, Dani Kellner, "20 Things Your Ten Year Old Self Could Do at Cornell", Slope, Spring 2013, page 18:
  Also, make sure you look both ways first, because the traffic is cray.
- For more examples of usage of this term, see Citations:cray.

Synonyms

See also Thesaurus:insane.

Derived terms

Anagrams

Cary, cary, racy

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