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title: "cray cray · GenZ Decoded"
description: "cray cray: Reduplicated form of crazy, meaning wild or absurd; now reads dated. Example: \"That last-minute plot twist was cray cray.\" Meaning and usage."
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# cray cray

Millennial[#emotions](https://genzdecoded.com/slang-for/emotion/)

**Meaning.** Reduplicated form of crazy, meaning wild or absurd; now reads dated.

See it in a sentence

That last-minute plot twist was cray cray.

## How each generation says it

The closest equivalent for this idea in every generation.

- Gen Z

    [diabolical](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/diabolical/),[wildin](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/wildin/)

- Gen Alpha

    No word for this one yet.

- Millennial · this one

    cray cray

- Gen X

    [off the hook](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/off-the-hook/)

- Boomer

    [going ape](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/going-ape/)

- Plain English

    reduplicated form of crazy, meaning wild or absurd

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## Related slang

- [crash out](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/crash-out/): To react in an emotional, reckless, or over-the-top way.
- [crashing out](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/crashing-out/): Reacting in an angry, reckless, or over-the-top way.
- [done](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/done/): Completely fed up or emotionally finished with something.
- [emo](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/emo/): Feeling emotional, usually sad or moody; also a subculture aesthetic.

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