craze

CEFRC1

/kɹeɪz/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A strong but short-lived fashion or enthusiasm.

  2. 02

    verb

    To form many small cracks on a surface.

Examples

  • I am still keeping up my tennis craze.

  • She follows the latest craze.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A crack in the glaze or enamel caused by exposure of the pottery to great or irregular heat.

  2. A temporary passion or infatuation, as for some new amusement, pursuit, or fashion; a fad.

  3. A strong habitual desire or fancy.

More examples

In context

  • Winemaking was a huge craze in the 1970s, when affordable package holidays to the continent gave people a taste for winedrinking, but the recession made it hard to afford off-license prices back home.

  • Have you heard about the new dance craze? / Listen to us, I'm sure you'll be amazed / Big fun to be had by everyone / It's up to you, it surely can be done

  • any man […] that is crazed and out of his wits

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Origin

noun

From Middle English crasen (“to crush, break, break to pieces, shatter, craze”), from Old Norse *krasa (“to shatter”), ultimately imitative. Cognate with Scots krass (“to crush, squeeze, wrinkle”), Icelandic krasa (“to crackle”), Norwegian krasa (“to shatter, crush”), Swedish krasa (“to crack, crackle”), Danish krase (“to crack, crackle”), Faroese kras (“small pieces”).