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From screw + -y. 1820, original meaning “tipsy, slightly drunk”; meaning “crazy, ridiculous” first recorded 1887.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Today it means: Crazy; silly; ridiculous Full definition →
Today it means: Crazy; silly; ridiculous Full definition →
From screw + -y. 1820, original meaning “tipsy, slightly drunk”; meaning “crazy, ridiculous” first recorded 1887.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.