as in mad
unable to think in a clear or sensible way
an old miser whose obsession with money had driven him wud
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Adjective
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Initially skeptical, Tom becomes increasingly paranoid after a sailor who got lost in the fog essentially goes mad, with his eyes turning white just before dying.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
ArsTechnica,
21 June 2026 -
Relative bargain Please do not be mad at me for relaying this insurance math.—
Jonathan Lansner,
Oc Register,
21 June 2026
Adjective
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That’s an insane thing to believe.—
Holly Gleason,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
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And ultimately, the premise of the show is insane horror tropes are happening to boring, normal people.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
18 June 2026
Adjective
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The drugs brought on psychotic episodes that were destructive, and when his son was about 20, the family made the difficult decision to ask Sean to leave the house.—
Madeline Mitchell,
USA Today,
20 June 2026
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In the second episode, Tom spends a night in the local inn, and ends up in a crawl space with the ghost of a psychotic killer clown.—
Rachel Syme,
New Yorker,
18 June 2026
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The Hawks have also been rumored as the third team in would-be trades involving Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo and Celtics Jaylen Brown … but probably best not to expect anything crazy.—
Tyler Estep,
AJC.com,
22 June 2026
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These are two contradictory sentences that she is made to feel crazy for acknowledging.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Vulture,
22 June 2026
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The kids went nuts telling me all about how the game against Australia went and ended.—
Joe Kinsey OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
20 June 2026
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Related Stories After the orchestra shuffled in and Styles took a seat at a piano near center stage, looking smart in a floral collared shirt and slacks, the crowd predictably went nuts.—
Ellise Shafer,
Variety,
17 June 2026
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“Wud.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wud. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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