wacky

[ wak-ee ]

adjective

, Slang.

, wack·i·er, wack·i·est.

1. odd or irrational; crazy:

   They had some wacky plan for selling more books.

wacky

/ ˈwækɪ /

adjective

1. slang.
   eccentric, erratic, or unpredictable

Derived Forms

• ˈwackily, adverb
• ˈwackiness, noun

Other Words From

• wacki·ly adverb
• wacki·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of wacky¹

First recorded in 1935–40; apparently whack (noun, as in out of whack ) + -y ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of wacky¹

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)

Example Sentences

For Pedro Pascal, this is the way to play a villain when you’re also the coolest hero in the galaxyThe TV-sitcom vibe also makes way for wacky friends next door.

From Washington Post

Plus, as someone who thinks about ingredient combinations for a living, I can see this four quadrant system as an easy tool to test out the at times wacky flavor combinations that pop into my head.

From Washington Post

Often this is the fun or wacky stuff that will never see the light of the day.

From Fortune

This one follows the adventures of a husband and wife who have turned into dolls and have to navigate all kinds of wacky environments.

From Washington Post

He was known for his management experiments that were hailed both wacky and visionary.

From Fortune

Washington, a truly masterful storyteller, grew up in what he calls “a wacky cult”—the Worldwide Church of God.

From The Daily Beast

The actor showed tremendous range in the role, bouncing between his wacky stand-up persona and gentler dramatic work.

From The Daily Beast

The onus is on one man to hold this wacky goulash of punditry together: Mike Tirico.

From The Daily Beast

The man who holds ABC/ESPN's wacky goulash of World Cup punditry together strikes viewers as a paragon of congeniality.

From The Daily Beast

The two wacky candidates combined for just over 5% of the vote with Brown pulling 3.3% and Bayes at 1.8%.

From The Daily Beast

It took him half an hour to devise a completely wacky and unorthodox way of hitting the holes in the enemy advance.

From Project Gutenberg

If Jerry started for the swamp at this time of night he must be wacky!

From Project Gutenberg

The two biggest one give the old man two wacky, one each, an' the little one wouldn' give any.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• absurd
• crazy
• eccentric
• foolish
• loony
• nutty
• odd
• silly
• unpredictable
• whacky
• zany