go crazy

idiomatic phrase

1
: to become mentally unsound
I must be going crazy. I can't find my car keys anywhere.
not used technically
2
: to act in a way that is out of control : to act wildly
We were just talking when he suddenly went crazy and started screaming.
The crowd went crazy when the team won the championship.

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Then, two days ago, my WhatsApp notifications went crazy. Amal Murtaja, TIME, 24 Jan. 2025 Well my stylist and creative director Brett, went crazy. Irene Kim, Vogue, 23 Jan. 2025 The Dutch angles go crazy in these sequences, which are meant to convey that Cortland’s worst nightmare is basically his own childhood. Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2025 Fox gets too close to her mission of protecting the daughter and ends up going crazy and murderous as a result. Paul Tassi, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for go crazy 

Word History

First Known Use

1743, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Time Traveler
The first known use of go crazy was in 1743

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“Go crazy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20crazy. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.

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