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1
as in bizarre
different from the ordinary in a way that causes curiosity or suspicion
raised by an uncle with a rather wacky philosophy of parenting
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2
as in psychotic
having or showing a very abnormal or sick state of mind
a series of bizarre letters that the killer sent to the police, detailing his wacky, disturbed view of the world
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as in silly
showing or marked by a lack of good sense or judgment
one club member whose wacky ideas for fund-raisers usually produced groans
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Recent Examples of wacky
And nowhere is that more true with its inflatable mascot, Scabby the Rat, a sort of gender outlaw to the wacky waving inflatable tube man.
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Mathew Rodriguez, Them, 6 Mar. 2025
What were your concerns for each of them entering this wacky world of reality television?
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2025
Review: The Joffrey Ballet takes us to Pea Town in a feel-good, wacky fantasy with a cautionary tale
A fear-mongering autocrat rigs elections to maintain power as a rising resistance fights to bring back kindness.
—Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2025
Beyond gaming, there’s not one, but two, live-action adaptations that diverge in their interpretations, representing the series at both its wackiest and most dramatic.
—Isaiah Colbert, Rolling Stone, 18 Feb. 2025
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Mathew Rodriguez, Them, 6 Mar. 2025
What were your concerns for each of them entering this wacky world of reality television?
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2025
Review: The Joffrey Ballet takes us to Pea Town in a feel-good, wacky fantasy with a cautionary tale
A fear-mongering autocrat rigs elections to maintain power as a rising resistance fights to bring back kindness.
—Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2025
Beyond gaming, there’s not one, but two, live-action adaptations that diverge in their interpretations, representing the series at both its wackiest and most dramatic.
—Isaiah Colbert, Rolling Stone, 18 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wacky
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The esoteric will never sit completely comfortably in the mainstream, because that’s the point of it: to be unusual, bizarre, absurd.—
Eliza Goodpasture,
ARTnews.com,
18 Mar. 2025
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So many of the characters on this show speak with such bizarre, precise dialogue that can only make sense in the Severance world.—
Josh Wigler,
The Hollywood Reporter,
17 Mar. 2025
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The counselor also told police Trotman had had a previous psychotic break in which he was found wandering the woods.—
Peter Hermann,
Washington Post,
7 Feb. 2023
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Lewis prescribed Price anti-psychotic medication after a mental health referral Sept. 1.—
Thomas Saccente,
Arkansas Online,
17 Jan. 2023
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Finally, its focus on physics means that things get silly pretty quickly, which makes for very shareable moments and clips.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
17 Mar. 2025
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Dozen Bakery off Nolensville Pike is celebrating this silliest of holidays with special pies and quiche.—
Adam Tamburin,
Axios,
14 Mar. 2025
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The film is set in a dystopian future and follows a teenage girl who teams with an eccentric grifter and mysterious robot to find her brother.—
Julia Teti,
WWD,
13 Mar. 2025
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Its latest, Brown Flowers, has an eccentric collection of notes (Queen Anne’s lace!—
Jackie Fields,
People.com,
13 Mar. 2025
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Williamson said earlier this week that his hamstring is completely healed, but his mental state remains a work in progress.—
oregonlive,
oregonlive,
13 Apr. 2023
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Sign up That Torrance pushed Vial and Eduardo to such mental anguish does not surprise immigrant-justice advocates.—
María Inés Taracena,
The New Republic,
12 Apr. 2023
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But a blinkered narrative coupled with misty-eyed aesthetic choices yield a strange and scattershot result.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
The Hollywood Reporter,
11 Mar. 2025
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Local Pointers for Great Salt Lake State Park The nearby historic Saltair is just a couple miles from the park (a five-minute drive) and is a strange and interesting site to check out.—
Maya Silver,
Outside Online,
10 Mar. 2025
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Your voice is insane.—
Mary Colurso | mcolurso@al.com,
al,
4 Apr. 2023
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The Republican and right-wing reaction is just insane.—
Michael Tomasky,
The New Republic,
31 Mar. 2023
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Undermining tax collections and the IRS goes hand in glove with Trump’s absurd belief that the U.S. federal government can or should try to fund itself primarily via tariffs.—
New York Daily News,
Twin Cities,
16 Mar. 2025
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On the other hand, prescribing some specific artisanal orange marmalade seems absurd.—
Jason O'Bryan,
Robb Report,
15 Mar. 2025
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“Wacky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wacky. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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