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wacky (wakē)

adjective wacki·er, wacki·est

Slang erratic, eccentric, or irrational

Etymology: < ? whack + -y: cf. slap-happy

wacky Related Forms
wacki·ly adverb wacki·ness noun
wacky Usage Examples

Adjective complement with noun phrase

  • sound: If you think this sounds a bit wacky, I'd have to agree.

Modifies a noun

  • wiggler: SB got stuck straight in with the wacky wigglers to make something for BB.
  • invention: Your phone could be the cause There have been some weird and wacky inventions.
  • humor: A crazy, action film full of wild and wacky humor.
  • comedy: I don't know if you could find a wacky comedy in that.
  • adventure: Just sit back, relax, and get ready to laugh out loud at all of Stephanie's wacky adventures!
  • stuff: Matthew is an Australian composer of some really interesting and wacky stuff.

Modifying Another Word

  • slightly: Something slightly wacky about this - almost invites a caption competition.
  • pretty: The dress sense of some of these people was pretty wacky.
  • really: He has gorgeous hands, with some really wacky silver rings.
  • too: Some of their ideas are, frankly, far too wacky to ever get past the boss!
  • just: The whole reason for the killings is just wacky.
  • little: He would have to be a little wacky, unlike Oswald, Ruby or Ray.

Used with adjective complement

  • get: Ginger Rogers as wife Edwina gets pretty wacky when returned to youth.
  • seem: I searched the web in an attempt to choose a school that didn't seem too wacky.
  • look: OK, it's big and there's lots of kit and it looks wacky, but is it safe?

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