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Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from German wahnsinnig. Equivalent to waan + -zinnig. Related waanzin is slightly more recent. For the informal positive meaning, adverbial use is more common than adjectival use.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌʋaːnˈzɪ.nəx/
- Hyphenation: waan‧zin‧nig
Adjective
waanzinnig (comparative waanzinniger, superlative waanzinnigst)
- (literally) out of his/her mind, insane, mad
- (informal, with positive connotations) crazy, fantastic outrageous; extreme
Declension
Derived terms
Adverb
waanzinnig
- in an insane way
- (informal, with positive connotations) incredibly, extremely (well or good)
- 1980, Herman Pieter de Boer, "Ik heb zo waanzinnig gedroomd", Kinderen voor Kinderen, Kinderen voor Kinderen 1.
Ik heb zo wa-wa-wa-waanzinnig gedroomd- I have had an in-in-in-incredibly good dream
- (literally, “I have dreamt in-in-in-incredibly well”)