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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The 23-year-old streamer went crazy when Ray J tried to get in the shower with him on camera.
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Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Getty Images for The Recording Academy After Taylor Swift announced her new album The Life of a Showgirl is coming October 3, the internet went crazy.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
After former Packers star and current sideline analyst John Kuhn made a social media post about Parsons, fans went crazy.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
Everyone can just go crazy on me.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2025
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Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Getty Images for The Recording Academy After Taylor Swift announced her new album The Life of a Showgirl is coming October 3, the internet went crazy.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
After former Packers star and current sideline analyst John Kuhn made a social media post about Parsons, fans went crazy.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
Everyone can just go crazy on me.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for go crazy
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“Go crazy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20crazy. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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