/ˈloko/
#238 of 5,000 Core 1000
Translation
crazy, mad
Word origin
Origin uncertain and much debated. Several accounts have been proposed, none firmly established.
- Origin
- Arabic
- Root
- uncertain
Other proposed origins
- Often traced to Hispanic Arabic lawqa ('foolish, mad'), feminine of alwaq. (lawqa)
- Some derive it from a Vulgar Latin form, possibly *ulucus ('screech owl'), linking madness to the bird's cry. (*ulucus)
Examples
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You are crazy if you think I am going to do that!
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He goes crazy when he sees the house dirty.
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It was a crazy idea but it worked perfectly.
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I am going mad with so much noise in the street.
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He has been crazy about her since the first day he saw her.
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