wack job

[ wak job ]

noun

, Slang.

1. an odd, irrational, or unconventional person; wack; wacko:

   I can't imagine why they hired that new line supervisor—he's a total wack job.

Word History and Origins

Origin of wack job¹

First recorded in 1975–80 in spelling whack job

Example Sentences

“And those threats, as Carroll powerfully testified yesterday and today, have never stopped, ending her world as she knew it. Even beyond the threats, she maintained, more people know her today, but she is also reviled as a liar, a wack job, and a partisan operative,” Rubin wrote on X/Twitter.

From Salon

“Previously, I was known simply as a journalist,” she said, according to The New York Times, “and now I’m known as the liar, the fraud and the ‘wack job.’”

From Salon

“I’m not an election denier,” he said, adding, “I’m not this crazy tinfoil-hat conspiracy wack job.”

From Seattle Times

I’m not one of those woo-woo people or a wack job.

From Literature

The ex-president denied having ever met Carroll — despite a photograph of the two together — and called her a "wack job," while referring to the trial as "a rigged deal."

From Salon