crazy as a cootie in English

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      "expansion": "crazy as a cootie (not comparable)",
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      "glosses": [
        "Completely crazy; insane."
      ],
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        "(US, colloquial, simile) Completely crazy; insane."
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        "not-comparable"
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  "word": "crazy as a cootie"
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Completely crazy; insane."
      ],
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        [
          "insane",
          "insane"
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(US, colloquial, simile) Completely crazy; insane."
      ],
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        "US",
        "colloquial",
        "not-comparable"
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  "word": "crazy as a cootie"
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"crazy as a cootie" meaning in English

Adjective