wacky (redirected from whackier)

wack·y  (wk) also whack·y (hwk, wk)

adj. wack·i·er, wack·i·est Slang

1. Eccentric or irrational: a wacky person.

2. Crazy; silly: a wacky outfit.

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[Variant of whacky, probably from the phrase out of whack; see whack.]

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wacki·ly adv.

wacki·ness n.

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wacky

Adjective

[wackier, wackiest] Slang odd, eccentric, or crazy: a wacky idea [dialect: a fool]

wackiness n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	wacky - ludicrous, foolish; "gave me a cockamamie reason for not going"; "wore a goofy hat"; "a silly idea"; "some wacky plan for selling more books" cockamamie, cockamamy, goofy, sappy, silly, whacky, zany colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech foolish - devoid of good sense or judgment; "foolish remarks"; "a foolish decision"
	2.	wacky - informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; "it used to drive my husband balmy" bats, batty, bonkers, buggy, crackers, daft, dotty, haywire, kookie, kooky, loco, loony, around the bend, balmy, nuts, round the bend, whacky, nutty, barmy, loopy, fruity, cracked insane - afflicted with or characteristic of mental derangement; "was declared insane"; "insane laughter"

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wacky

adjective unusual, odd, wild, strange, crazy, silly, weird, way-out (informal) eccentric, unpredictable, daft (informal) irrational, erratic, Bohemian, unconventional, far-out (slang) loony (slang) kinky (informal) off-the-wall (slang) unorthodox, nutty (slang) oddball, zany, goofy (informal) offbeat (informal) freaky (slang) outré, gonzo (slang) screwy (informal) wacko or whacko (informal) off the air Austral. (slang)