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wacky adjective [ ˈwaki ]

• funny or amusing in a slightly odd or peculiar way.
• "a wacky chase movie"
Similar: zany, madcap, offbeat, quirky, outlandish, eccentric, idiosyncratic, surreal, ridiculous, nonsensical, crazy, absurd, insane, far out, fantastic, bizarre, peculiar, weird, odd, strange, cranky, freakish, funny, amusing, comic, clownish, loopy, loony, mad, nutty, nuts, freaky, goofy, bonkers, crackpot, screwy, screwball, oddball, way-out, off-centre, off the wall, dippy, cuckoo, kinky, barmy, daft, dotty, batty, potty, kooky, wacko, bizarro,
Opposite: conventional, sensible,
Origin: mid 19th century (originally dialect): from the noun whack + -y1.


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