crunk

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English - Turkish
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English - English
crazy and drunk; according to the dictionary
simultaneously intoxicated by marijuana and alcohol
of an absurd amount
A type of hip hop that originated in the southern United States

...talking that stupid crunk of theirs. There was no proper word for the dialect of the Mejic Vaqueros, but crunk served well enough among the Barony's higher-born citizens.

{v} to cry like a crane
Crazy and drunk
{i} type of hip hop or rap music in which catchphrases and elements are repeated and shouted
A type of rap that originated in the southern United States
{f} cry like a crane (large wading bird)
{s} (Slang) thrilling and fun; stimulated and aroused as if mad and drunk
crunk

    Turkish pronunciation

    krʌngk

    Pronunciation

    /ˈkrəɴɢk/ /ˈkrʌŋk/

    Etymology

    () Blend of crazy and drunk “crazy drunk”. Alternatively, Blend of chronic (“marijuana”) and drunk “high on marijuana and drunk (on alcohol) at the same time”. Coined Southern US late-1980s, in original sense of “rowdy, high energy out-of-control behavior by a crowd at Southern night clubs”.Miller, Matt: "". Popularized by its use in the fusion genre|fusion genre]] of crunk|crunk]] music in the 1990s and especially early 2000s. In this context, first used in music lyrics and notably popularized by Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz|Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz]], on their 1997 debut album Get Crunk, Who U Wit: Da Album|Get Crunk, Who U Wit: Da Album]] (Get Crunk, Who You With: The Album)."Lil Jon crunks up the volume", NY Times, November 28, 2004 See Crunk: etymology at Wikipedia for further information. There is no evidence of any connection with Yiddish or German krank (“sick, ill”), nor that it entered the Southern Black vernacular through the presence of European Jewish immigrant shopkeepers in black neighborhoods in cities such as Atlanta; the phonetic similarity of the words is considered a coincidence.See for information on the high probability of chance similarity among languages.
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