maluco

[mah-LOO-koo]

adjective/nounmasculinepl: malucos

crazy, insane, mad person

1. mentally unbalanced or insane

That guy is crazy; he drives like a madman.

Esse cara é maluco; ele dirige como um maluco.

2. extremely enthusiastic or obsessed with something

He's crazy about football.

Ele é maluco por futebol.

3. reckless, wild, or dangerous behavior

That was a crazy stunt you pulled.

Aquela foi uma manobra maluca que você fez.

4. a mentally ill person or eccentric individual (noun)

The old man on the corner is a character, a real crazy.

O velho da esquina é um personagem, um verdadeiro maluco.

NYC Slang

crazy, bonkers, off the hook, unhinged

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General Brazilian

maluco

standard colloquial usage throughout Brazil

Rio de Janeiro

maluco

very common in slang and daily speech

São Paulo

maluco

widely used in urban speech

Portugal

louco

Portuguese prefers 'louco' in formal contexts; 'maluco' is more colloquial

ficar maluco - to go crazy, to lose one's mind

estar maluco - to be in love or obsessed

que maluco! - what a crazy person!

maluco da cabeça - completely insane

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