variants
or less commonly whacky
wackier also whackier; wackiest also whackiest
: absurdly or amusingly eccentric or irrational
wacky ideas
a wacky comedian
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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Dave Quinn, People.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Educational content creator and former NASA engineer Mark Rober is bringing his wacky experiments to Netflix in 2026 with a new kids and family competition series.
—Andrew McGowan, Variety, 20 Aug. 2025
Sheeran truly sports it all throughout the video, from wacky Hawaiian shirts to sleek tweed suits.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 7 Aug. 2025
Everyone is trying to MAKE NEW YORK GREAT AGAIN, and it can never be done with this wacky crook in office.
—Jenna Sundel
hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Aug. 2025
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“Wacky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wacky. Accessed 31 Aug. 2025.
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wacky
adjective
wackier; wackiest
: amusing and very strange
wackily
adverb
ˈwak-ə-lē
wackiness
noun
ˈwak-ē-nəs
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