crashout, n.Trivia

NBA ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠YoungBoy's 2017 track 'Stepped On' is widely credited with popularizing the modern sense of crash out.

Before ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠it meant losing control, 'crash out' meant falling asleep, especially after exhaustion or heavy drinking, in 1960s usage.

In ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠sports writing of the 1970s, a crash out meant a crushing or unexpected defeat.

Merriam-Webster ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠notes the 'emotional breakdown' sense of crashout originated in African American English; it dates the noun's first known use to 1999.