crash out
"crash-out" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“crash out” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To fall asleep from exhaustion.
Corpus desk
Index EN-crash-out · crash out · English
crash out · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | crash out |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “crash out” in English
Rare enough to double-check
crash out is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 8 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for crash out in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From crash + out. References online to the slang sense go as far back as a Twitter post from 2013, attributed to YoungBoy Never Broke Again, a rapper from Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Popularized by a December 2023 viral TikTok video. The correct English form is crash out, spelled C-R-A-S-H- -O-U-T.
Definition
- 1To fall asleep from exhaustion.
- 2To terminate with an unhandled error; to crash.
- 3To be eliminated from a competition.
- 4To produce or create rapidly; to bang out.
- 5To rapidly precipitate.
- 6To become uncontrollably angry or upset; to rage, snap.
- 7To break out of a prison.
- 8To act out recklessly and violently, often in a way that leads to self-destruction or serious consequences, typically in enraged reaction to something.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how crash out appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
He crashed out after a long day of work.
We walked by Eric's room across the hall and I thought maybe he was still up, or maybe crashed out?
Etymology
From crash + out. References online to the slang sense go as far back as a Twitter post from 2013, attributed to YoungBoy Never Broke Again, a rapper from Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Popularized by a December 2023 viral TikTok video.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.