Green’s Dictionary of Slang

1. insane, utterly eccentric.

1961		R. Gover One Hundred Dollar Misunderstanding 52: I got me a whole crazy-ass bank!
1969		(ref. to 1950s) ‘Cupid’s Story’ in R.L. Keiser Vice Lords 62: It was King Solomon . . . crazy ass King Solomon.
1970		J. Conaway Big Easy 209: They would be the first to spot her – a crazy-ass nigger.
1981		M. Baker Nam (1982) 83: This time he comes back with my platoon sergeant who was a real crazy-ass type.
1993		T. Jones Pugilist at Rest 183: How were you supposed to make any sense out of this crazy-ass shit called life?
2006		posting at Superficial 9 May 🌐 You just know that disembodied hand belongs to her crazy ass father. He has issues.
2012		J.J. DeCeglie ‘Death Cannot Be Delegated’ in Crime Factory: Hard Labour [ebook] Crazy arse broad.
2015		J. Stahl OG Dad 261: The giant crazy-ass German shepherd puppy and snotty senior basenji have been walked.
2016		A. Wheatle Crongton Knights 30: Crazy-ass Manjaro is out there, the estate’s swarming with feds.
2020		S.A. Crosby Blacktop Wasteland 31: A crazy-ass good ol’ boy [with] twenty-three Elvis tattoos.

2. bizarre.

1961		R. Gover One Hundred Dollar Misunderstanding 90: I can’ unnerstan that crazy-ass crap.
1973		E. Bunker No Beast So Fierce 10: That was when I was going out with some crazy-ass idea of straightening up.
1983		S. King Christine 151: I never seen anyone go at fixing a car up the crazy-ass way he is. Is it a joke? A game?
1993		Tarantino & Avery Pulp Fiction [film script] 117: I’ve seen a lot of crazy-ass shit in my time.
2018		Onion 12 Feb. 🌐 I just want to watch one crazy-crash at 80 miles per hour.