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
Recent Examples on the Web There's also Kate Winslet's new series on HBO called The Regime, which is kinda wacky in an unexpected way. Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 3 Mar. 2024 To celebrate the best of the best of the wacky show, EW rounded up the most memorable performances from each season so far. Lauren Huff, EW.com, 4 Jan. 2024 That conversational interlacing is perhaps a tad off-course but not wacky or totally out of the blue. Lance Eliot, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2024 Daniel wacky rigs the soft-plastic stick bait on a size 4/0 shiner hook, which has a wire weedguard to limit the number of times the hook point snags on vegetation. Steve Waters, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024 That first episode, Denim also delivered an outfit that served as an homage to their hometown of PEI: The fabulously wacky look included a melange of cow prints and gingham. Christian Allaire, Vogue, 17 Jan. 2024 Matthew Broderick inspired an entire generation of kids to be bad in John Hughes’ classic about hipster high schooler Ferris Bueller (Matthew Broderick) and his wacky, wild day playing hooky with his morose friend Cameron (Alan Ruck) and girlfriend Sloane (Mia Sara). Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 11 Jan. 2024 The Mountain West has been wild and wacky, without a doubt. Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Feb. 2024 The wonderfully wacky styles were made in collaboration with Straytukay, a 21-year-old artist based out of London, and produced in a variety of colors including black, stone, red, and hunter green. Christian Allaire, Vogue, 12 Feb. 2024

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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 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

wacky

adjective
wackier; wackiest
wackily
ˈwak-ə-lē
adverb
wackiness
ˈwak-ē-nəs
noun

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