My preference is to not recalibrate the definitions of words when there is utterly no basis for the reconfiguration.
Augustine,
I would agree with you; however, I would like to be mindful that some members are more sensitive than others and I do not wish to offend, as I had to shift my words for my wife who is also hypersensitive and I needed to rephrase my words in order to reduce the likelihood of triggering her.
I personally do not find it offensive, nor do those in my community, as the local highschool calls, that my child attends, their cheering section at most sporting events calls themselves
"The __________ Crazies" of about a hundred or so neurotypical children cheering for their team - good fun for the kids.
The _blank_ is the name of the high school.
SD
cra·zy/ˈkrāzē/
INFORMAL
adjectiveadjective:
crazy; comparative adjective:
crazier; superlative adjective:
craziest1. mentally deranged, especially as manifested in a wild or aggressive way.
"Stella went crazy and assaulted a visitor"
extremely annoyed or angry.
"the noise they made was driving me crazy"
foolish.
"it was crazy to hope that good might come out of this mess"
2. extremely enthusiastic.
"I'm crazy about Cindy"
3. (of an angle) appearing absurdly out of place or in an unlikely position.
"the monument leaned at a crazy angle"
ARCHAIC
(of a ship or building) full of cracks or flaws; unsound or shaky.
adverb - NORTH AMERICAN
extremely.
"I've been crazy busy"
noun - NORTH AMERICAN
noun:
crazy; plural noun:
craziesa mentally deranged person.
"keep that crazy away from me"
Phrases
like crazy — to a great degree.
"I was laughing like crazy"
Origin
late 16th century (in sense ‘full of cracks’): from craze
like crazy
phrase of crazy
INFORMAL
to a great degree.
"I was laughing like crazy"
To summarize, I do not find the term offensive; however, as some do, I need to respect that, even though I so like to use words that I can play with the meaning - as humor is one of my coping mechanisms when dealing with the disordered.
