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ker-crazy

ker-crazy

9.9
Being very excited and out of control
  • adjective
  • /kɜrˈkreɪzi/
  • Slang
translation icon : locamente emocionado
  • The kids were ker-crazy after eating all that candy!

Examples

  • He gets ker-crazy whenever his favorite song plays.

  • After winning the game, the whole team went ker-crazy in the locker room.

  • He became ker-crazy when he heard the news about the surprise party.

  • The kids acted ker-crazy every time they visited the amusement park.

  • After winning the game, the whole team went ker-crazy in the locker room.

  • He became ker-crazy when he heard the news about the surprise party.

  • The kids acted ker-crazy every time they visited the amusement park.

Synonyms

crazy
vsker-crazy
  • Informal
3.5

Very enthusiastic or excited, often in a way that seems unreasonable

leans more toward physical hyperactivity and loss of control
nutty
vsker-crazy
  • Informal
55 7.2

Being a little crazy in a funny or strange way

is stronger, showing extreme hyperactive excitement rather than mild oddness
crazed
vsker-crazy
1 5.0

Acting in a wild and uncontrolled way

is especially about extreme hyperactivity and excited energy
hypomanic
vsker-crazy
  • Specialized
1 8.7

Having short periods of very high energy and excitement, less extreme than mania

is more extreme and often uncontrolled beyond this milder state
nutty as a fruitcake
vsker-crazy
  • Informal
1 9.0

Very strange and silly in a way that seems crazy

is about intense energetic excitement rather than mere oddness
maniac
vsker-crazy
1 7.1

Very wild and excited in a way that seems out of control

is focused more on high energy and uncontrolled excitement
nutsy
vsker-crazy
  • Slang
1 8.8

Very excited about something or someone

expresses wild uncontrolled energy rather than focused obsession
insane in the membrane
vsker-crazy
  • Slang
1 9.8

Acting or feeling very silly and not thinking clearly, often as a joke

describes energetic wildness rather than mainly mental instability

Antonyms

735 1.0

Not showing strong feelings and being very still

Kept within limits by careful management

How Excited

frantic
93 3.9
ker-crazy
  • Slang
9.9
hyperactive
19 4.6
excited
1.0
lively
111 1.3
calm
735 1.0

Surface Forms

ker-crazy positive

Morphology

ker-crazy = crazy (semi-transparent) = ker + crazy

The adjective 'crazy' provides the core meaning, but 'ker-' is a slangy, nonproductive emphatic prefix without an independent meaning, so the overall relation is only partially guessable.

Etymology

The word ker-crazy joins a noisy sound ker- with crazy. A helpful way to remember it is to think the ker- makes 'crazy' louder and wilder, so ker-crazy means 'extremely hyperactive or excited'.