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Cray

//kɹæɪ// adj, name, noun, slang

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Crazy. slang

    "That small of a fine for that kind of blatant disregard is cray."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A short river in Greater London which flows into the River Darent. countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A community (civil parish) in southern Powys, Wales. countable, uncountable
Noun
  1. 1
    A crayfish or lobster.

    "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."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Clipping of crayfish.

Etymology 2

Clipping of crazy, with -y to clarify pronunciation. Compare vacay (“vacation”).

Etymology 3

* As an Irish surname, from ó Craobhaigh, a byname from craobhach (“branched”). Compare Creevy. * As an English surname, from the River Cray, of Celtic origin, from Proto-Celtic *garwos (“rough”). * As a German surname, Americanized from Krey, Kray. * As a Dutch surname, variant of Kraai, from kraai (“crow”).

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