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wacko

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wack·o  (wk) also whack·o (hwk, wk)
n. pl. wack·os also whack·os Slang
A person regarded as eccentric or irrational: "a catchy pop portrait of a wacko who talks to himself in French" (Phoebe Hoban).
adj.
Wacky.
[Alteration of wacky.]
wacko [ˈwækəʊ] Informal
adj
mad or eccentric
n pl wackos
a mad or eccentric person
[back formation from wacky]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.wacko - a person who is regarded as eccentric or madwacko - a person who is regarded as eccentric or mad
nutter, whacko
eccentric, eccentric person, oddball, flake, geek - a person with an unusual or odd personality
Translations
wacko [ˈwækəʊ] ADJ → colgado, excéntrico
wacko [ˈwækəʊ] adj (= crazy) → dingo >
wacko
adj (inf) → durchgedreht (inf)
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Wacko may have been called the King Of Pop, but don't forget, that was a label he gave to himself.
Wacko's gift to the world was just a few loony tune.. by Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England)
Throughout the 1990s his increasingly erratic behaviour led the King Of Pop to being dubbed Wacko Jacko, a label he didn't understand.
'No one will ever know how much all these wicked rumours hurt me' by The Mirror (London, England)
Professor Wacko lived up to his name while the circus was in Wales earlier this year.
Circus comes to town by Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England)
 
 
 
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