adj
Meaning 1
Crazy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: slang
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Standard Lemma guide
cray
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.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/kɹæɪ/
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rhymes with -eɪ
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CMU ARPABET: K R EY1 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
Meaning 3
A short river in Greater London which flows into the River Darent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
Meaning 4
A community (civil parish) in southern Powys, Wales.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 5
A crayfish or lobster.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
Etymology
Clipping of crazy, with -y to clarify pronunciation. Compare vacay (“vacation”).
* As an Irish surname, from ó Craobhaigh, a byname from craobhach (“branched”). Compare Creevy. * As an English surname, from the River Cray, of Celtic origin, from Proto-Celtic *garwos (“rough”). * As a German surname, Americanized from Krey, Kray. * As a Dutch surname, variant of Kraai, from kraai (“crow”).
Clipping of crayfish.