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Crazy Glue

Crazy Glue

1 2.8
A very strong sticky liquid that joins things quickly
  • noun
  • /ˈkreɪzi ɡlu/
translation icon : Super Glue
  • If you want to repair that toy, just use Crazy Glue to bond the pieces.

Examples

  • I fixed my broken vase with Crazy Glue because it holds materials together so well.

  • Then I use crazy glue and push the ball against the spring and hold it until it dries.

  • Yeah, this attachment, this will again use some crazy glue, but then also some tacks.

  • - "A nun's habit, six tubes of Crazy Glue."

    Fletch (1985)

  • My mother always keeps a tube of Crazy Glue handy for quick repairs around the house.

Synonyms

adhesive
vsCrazy Glue
30 3.6

A sticky substance used to join two things together

is a specific commercial fast-acting type rather than the broad category
cyanoacrylate
vsCrazy Glue
  • Specialized
2 7.5

A strong fast glue that sticks things quickly and can close small wounds

is a brand name for that chemical rather than the general type
Superglue
vsCrazy Glue
1 3.4

A strong glue used to join small things quickly at home

is broader, used for many bonding tasks beyond quick home repairs

How Permanent

welding
  • Specialized
23 3.7
Crazy Glue
1 2.8
splicer
  • Specialized
7.9
stapler
27 1.0
paperclip
6 1.0

Surface Forms

Crazy Glue singular
Crazy Glues plural

Morphology

crazy + glue

The sense 'a very strong, fast-acting adhesive' is directly inferable from combining 'crazy' as an intensifier (extremely) with 'glue' (an adhesive). Although capitalized as a brand name, the form follows a common intensifier + noun pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both words would readily understand it refers to a particularly strong type of glue.

Etymology

Crazy Glue gets its name from the literal idea of crazy + glue: the glue sticks things so fast and so strongly that people said it was almost 'crazy' when fingers or objects became 'stuck'. That's why the name is used for a very strong, fast adhesive.