crash out
phrasal verb
to become suddenly, uncontrollably angry or distressed
What does crash out mean?
To crash out is to become suddenly, uncontrollably angry or distressed.
Examples of crash out
actually going to crash out because what do you mean Caitlin Clark is out for 2 weeks ???
—@Morgan19Emma, X (formerly Twitter), 26 May 2025
there’s a dude crashing out on twitter because he can’t understand why so many colleges found him stuck up and rejected him, it’s so funny
—literally just crashed out at 11pm because my husband got Taco Bell and didn’t get me anything. He said he was going somewhere else that I wouldn’t eat but it was closed and he came back with Taco Bell. He knows it’s probably my favorite fast food place and didn’t get me anything and then tried to give me his half eaten food…
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Where does crash out come from?
Though earlier evidence of this usage exists, several online sources credit a 2017 song by Baton Rouge rapper NBA YoungBoy featuring the lyric “crash out if I’m nervous” with popularizing it.
How is crash out used?
Somewhat synonymously with snap (“to give way suddenly under emotional stress or strain”) and freak out (“to react with extreme or irrational distress or discomposure”). Crash out can also be used as a noun to refer to a specific instance of crashing out.
Well, well. Guess who came back around after her crash out saying she should’ve listened to me to start?
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Crash out has other, previously established meanings as well (related to vehicular accidents and sleeping, to name two examples), which can sometimes cause confusion.
If I hear that someone else crashed out, my first thought is to hope they had a nice nap.
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