Cray
adj, name, noun, slang ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
- 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."
- 1 Crazy. slang
"That small of a fine for that kind of blatant disregard is cray."
- 1 A surname. countable, uncountable
- 2 A short river in Greater London which flows into the River Darent. countable, uncountable
- 3 A community (civil parish) in southern Powys, Wales. countable, uncountable
Example
More examples"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
Clipping of crayfish.
Clipping of crazy, with -y to clarify pronunciation. Compare vacay (“vacation”).
* 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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