What is "wacky" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does wacky mean in English? Meaning of wacky definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "wacky" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "wacky": ludicrous, foolish

Adjective

  • Meaning: ludicrous, foolish
  • Example: gave me a cockamamie reason for not going wore a goofy hat a silly idea some wacky plan for selling more books
  • Synonyms: cockamamie cockamamy goofy sappy silly wacky whacky zany
  • Similar: foolish
  • Meaning of "wacky": informal or slang terms for mentally irregular

    Adjective

  • Meaning: informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
  • Example: it used to drive my husband balmy
  • Synonyms: around the bend balmy barmy bats batty bonkers buggy cracked crackers daft dotty fruity haywire kookie kooky loco loony loopy nuts nutty round the bend wacky whacky
  • Similar: insane
  • Adjective: Of a person or their behaviour, zany. 2012 May 15, Scott Tobias, “Film: Reviews: The Dictator”, The Onion AV Club: Though the idea of placing wacky made-up characters in a real-life context was carried over from Da Ali G Show—wherein Buzz Aldrin was once asked if he was upset that Michael Jackson got all the credit for inventing the moonwalk—Sacha Baron Cohen’s Borat felt like something new, an attempt to square an improvised, guerrilla style of underground comedy with reality-TV stunt shows like Jackass or Fear Factor.2012 May 15, Scott Tobias, “Film: Reviews: The Dictator”, The Onion AV Club: Though the idea of placing wacky made-up characters in a real-life context was carried over from Da Ali G Show—wherein Buzz Aldrin was once asked if he was upset that Michael Jackson got all the credit for inventing the moonwalk—Sacha Baron Cohen’s Borat felt like something new, an attempt to square an improvised, guerrilla style of underground comedy with reality-TV stunt shows like Jackass or Fear Factor.
  • Synonyms:

    crazy, unpredictable, eccentric, loony, nutty, silly, absurd, zany, foolish, odd, balmy, crazed, daft, demented, deranged, erratic, insane, irrational, lunatic, mad, nuts, preposterous, screwy, wild, hare-brained,

    Antonyms:

    sane, sensible, wise, collected, reasonable, serious, calm,

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