Phrase guide

crash out

noun · verb · 10 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A reckless individual, often with nothing to lose; a person prone to crashing out.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Internet

Qualifier: African-American Vernacular

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

An instance of being uncontrollably angry or upset.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Internet

Qualifier: African-American Vernacular

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To fall asleep from exhaustion.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

Examples

  • He crashed out after a long day of work.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: crash

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

To terminate with an unhandled error; to crash.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Examples

  • Harry didn't know why but the computer crashed out all of a sudden.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

verb

Meaning 5

To be eliminated from a competition.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

Examples

  • He crashed out at the second round of the tournament.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

verb

Meaning 6

To produce or create rapidly; to bang out.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

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7

verb

Meaning 7

To rapidly precipitate.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

8

verb

Meaning 8

To become uncontrollably angry or upset; to rage, snap.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: neologism, slang

Examples

  • Losing six games in a row was enough to make my friend start crashing out.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: lose one's cool, fly off the handle, go apeshit, throw a fit, erupt, snap

Antonyms: none provided

9

verb

Meaning 9

To break out of a prison.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US, slang

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

10

verb

Meaning 10

To act out recklessly and violently, often in a way that leads to self-destruction or serious consequences, typically in enraged reaction to something.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Internet

Qualifier: African-American Vernacular

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From crash + out. References online to the slang sense go as far back as a Twitter post from 2013, attributed to YoungBoy Never Broke Again, a rapper from Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Popularized by a December 2023 viral TikTok video.

Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 崩潰 /崩溃 (bēngkuì) — to snap
  • Chinese Mandarin: 抓狂 (zhuākuáng) — to snap
  • Chinese Mandarin: 瘋掉 /疯掉 (fēngdiào) — to snap
  • French: péter les plombs — to snap
  • German: ausrasten — to snap
  • German: durchdrehen — to snap
  • German: aufbrausen — to snap
  • German: an die Decke gehen — to snap
  • German: überschnappen — to snap
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: klikka — to snap
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: verta rasande — to snap
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: verta forbanna — to snap
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: gå av skaftet — to snap
  • Spanish: desplomarse — to snap
  • Spanish: perder los estribos — to snap
  • Spanish: impacientarse — to snap