The difference between Crazy and Loco
When used as nouns, crazy means an insane or eccentric person, whereas loco means a certain species of astragalus or oxytropis, capable of causing locoism.
When used as adverbs, crazy means very, extremely, whereas loco means returning to the proper pitch after having played an octave higher or lower.
When used as adjectives, crazy means insane, whereas loco means crazy.
Loco is also verb with the meaning: to poison with the loco plant.
check bellow for the other definitions of Crazy and Loco
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Crazy as an adjective:
Insane; lunatic; demented.
Examples:
"His ideas were both frightening and crazy."
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Crazy as an adjective:
Out of control.
Examples:
"When she gets on the motorcycle she goes crazy."
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Crazy as an adjective:
Overly excited or enthusiastic.
Examples:
"He went crazy when he won."
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Crazy as an adjective:
In love; experiencing romantic feelings.
Examples:
"Why is she so crazy about him?"
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Crazy as an adjective (informal):
Very unexpected; wildly surprising.
Examples:
"The game had a crazy ending."
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Crazy as an adjective:
Characterized by weakness or feebleness; decrepit; broken; falling to decay; shaky; unsafe.
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Crazy as an adverb (slang):
Very, extremely.
Examples:
"That trick was crazy good."
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Crazy as a noun:
An insane or eccentric person; a crackpot.
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Crazy as a noun (slang, uncountable):
Eccentric behaviour; lunacy.
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Loco as an adverb (music):
returning to the proper pitch after having played an octave higher or lower.
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Loco as an adjective (colloquial):
Crazy.
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Loco as an adjective (Southwestern US):
Intoxicated by eating locoweed.
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Loco as a noun:
A certain species of Astragalus or Oxytropis, capable of causing locoism.
Examples:
"synonyms: locoweed"
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Loco as a verb (transitive):
To poison with the loco plant; to affect with locoism.
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Loco as a verb (transitive, colloquial, by extension):
To render insane.
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Loco as a noun (rail transport, informal):
A locomotive.