cray meaning: definition, etymology and quotations

cray

noun

/kɹæɪ/

Etymology Clipping of crayfish.

A crayfish or lobster.

The third stage occurs when the crays moult into miniature adults. They are now completely independent of the mother and leave her permanently after a week or so.2012, Robert B. McCormack, A Guide to Australia's Spiny Freshwater Crayfish, page 47:

adj

Etymology Clipping of crazy, with -y to clarify pronunciation. Compare vacay (“vacation”).

Slang Crazy.

That small of a fine for that kind of blatant disregard is cray.2010 November 23, Cory Giger, “NFL commish slaps Steelers in face with weak punishment of Seymour”, in The Altoona Mirror, Altoona, Pennsylvania:
Before his set, RWD somehow found time to back a quick vodka shot in the Ice Bar downstairs - yes we're aware an ice bar in the desert is cray.2012 September, “Sharm x Savoy + Kiss = Happy RWD”, in Fazer, number 127, page 80:

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Also, make sure you look both ways first, because the traffic is cray.2013, Dani Kellner, "20 Things Your Ten Year Old Self Could Do at Cornell", Slope, Spring 2013, page 18
“Do you think when hamsters watch us eat, they think we're cute?” “How could they not? I tried to show this amazing vid to my mom. She just stared at me like I was cray. My mom and I don't have much in common anymore. It's, like, a bummer.”2021 March 28, Janine Brito, “Dance Dance Resolution” (3:51 from the start), in Bless the Harts, season 2, episode 15, spoken by Violet Hart (Jillian Bell):