wacky

[ wak-ee ]
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adjective,wack·i·er, wack·i·est.Slang.
  1. odd or irrational; crazy: They had some wacky plan for selling more books.

Origin of wacky

1
First recorded in 1935–40; apparently whack (noun, as in out of whack) + -y1
  • Also whack·y [hwak-ee, wak-ee] /ˈʰwæk i, ˈwæk i/ .

Other words from wacky

  • wack·i·ly, adverb
  • wack·i·ness, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for wacky

wacky

/ (ˈwækɪ) /


adjectivewackier or wackiest
  1. slang eccentric, erratic, or unpredictable

Origin of wacky

1
C19 (in dialect sense: a fool, an eccentric): from whack (hence, a whacky, a person who behaves as if he had been whacked on the head)

Derived forms of wacky

  • wackily, adverb
  • wackiness, noun

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