variants or less commonly whacky
wackier also whackier; wackiest also whackiest
: absurdly or amusingly eccentric or irrational
wacky ideas
a wacky comedian
wackily adverb
wackiness noun

Examples of wacky in a Sentence

My wacky aunt takes a swim before the lake freezes every winter. the wacky world of his imagination
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In WandaVision, Wanda turned her into the wacky sitcom neighbor that Agatha had once pretended to be. Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 1 Nov. 2024 The original host was Jerry G. Bishop, who donned green hair and a beard and mustache to portray a coffin-dwelling hippie with a wacky sense of humor named Svengoolie. Marianne Mather, Chicago Tribune, 31 Oct. 2024 The cemetery is known for its lifelike, occasional wacky statuary. Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024 Worst of all, this is a standard production bike, not some wacky concept or custom. New Atlas, 27 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for wacky 

Word History

Etymology

perhaps from English dialect whacky fool

First Known Use

1930, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of wacky was in 1930

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“Wacky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wacky. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

wacky

adjective
wackier; wackiest
: amusing and very strange
wackily
ˈwak-ə-lē
adverb
wackiness
ˈwak-ē-nəs
noun

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