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Etymology 1
Clipping of crayfish.
Noun
cray (plural crays)
- A crayfish or lobster.
2012, Robert B. McCormack, A Guide to Australia's Spiny Freshwater Crayfish, page 47: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.
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Etymology 2
Clipping of crazy, with -y to clarify pronunciation. Compare vacay (“vacation”).
Adjective
cray (comparative more cray, superlative most cray)
- (slang) Crazy.
2012 September, “Sharm x Savoy + Kiss = Happy RWD”, in Fazer, number 127, page 80: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.
- 2013, Dani Kellner, "20 Things Your Ten Year Old Self Could Do at Cornell", Slope, Spring 2013, page 18:
- Also, make sure you look both ways first, because the traffic is cray.
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