crazy as a cootie bug in English

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        "Completely crazy; insane."
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        "(US, colloquial, simile) Completely crazy; insane."
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        "(US, colloquial, simile) Completely crazy; insane."
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"crazy as a cootie bug" meaning in English

Adjective