go crazy

verb — 2 senses

go crazy

verb
1

To suddenly behave irrationally; to go mad.

  • The night Santa went crazy The night Kris Kringle went nuts Now you can't hardly walk around the North Pole Without steppin' in reindeer guts1996, "Weird Al" Yankovic, “The Night Santa Went Crazy”, in Bad Hair Day:
2

Slang, Stative To be excellent.

  • the fit goes crazy
Synonyms
flip one's wig, flip out, freak out, get one's freak on, go ballistic, go bananas, go berserk, go bonkers, go crazy, go HAM, go H.A.M., go ham, go mad, go nuts, go potty, lose it, lose one's marbles, lose one's mind, run amok, take leave of one's senses
Antonyms
come to one's senses
Related terms
act a fool, lose one's temper

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