outcrazy

English

Etymology

From out- +‎ crazy.

Verb

outcrazy (third-person singular simple present outcrazies, present participle outcrazying, simple past and past participle outcrazied)

1. (transitive, slang) To surpass in craziness; to be more wild or erratic than.
   • 2022 September 30, Thomas L. Friedman, “What Putin’s ‘Outcrazy Your Opponent’ Strategy Means for the World”, in The New York Times‎^[1], →ISSN:

     Trying to always outcrazy your opponent is a North Korean specialty. Now, Putin has adopted it, announcing with great fanfare that Russia is annexing four Ukrainian regions: […]

   • 2023 October 14, Thomas L. Friedman, “Why Israel Is Acting This Way”, in The New York Times‎^[2], →ISSN:

     So now Israel believes it must restore its deterrence by proving that it can outcrazy Hamas’s latest craziness.