American Sign Language: "crazy"

CRAZY-[version 2]:

(On YouTube at:  https://youtu.be/YoBmk-N5aV8 )


CRAZY:  (Version 1)  Point an index finger at the side of your head and draw a circle a couple of times:

Crazy animation
 


CRAZY (Version 2)  Point a "claw hand" at the side of your head and draw a circle a couple of times:

Crazy version 2 animation
 

Note: If you modify the sign for "crazy" with a sideways "L"-handshape it can mean "LONDON." Just point at the side of your head with an index finger (like the main version of "crazy") but have the thumb extended (like an "L") and do two circles. Memory aid: Many people who live in London wear crazy attire and undergo crazy body-piercings.

CRAZY-[version 1]:

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Notes:

 

Also glossed as: CRAZY-[nuts, crazy-about]

Where this sign is taught:

Taught in Lesson 36.

Practice sentences using this sign:

YOU FEEL CRAZY SOMETIMES YOU?

Related signs:

AWFUL | CANCEL | CHEAP | EXPENSIVE | IMPORTANT | OPPOSITE | RELIEVED | RUDE