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wacky

UK/ˈwæk.iː/ US/ˈwæki/ fairly common informal slang

adjective

1.

pungent adjectives of disesteem

  • “gave me a cockamamie reason for not going”
  • “wore a goofy hat”
  • “a silly idea”
  • “some wacky plan for selling more books”
Synonyms
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2.

Origin

From whack (“someone who whacked his head onto something often, hence being weird”) + -y.

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