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also whacko
as in absurd
showing or marked by a lack of good sense or judgment
a completely wacko obsession with cleaning
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also whacko
as in nut
a person of odd or whimsical habits
Some think he is a wacko but I consider him a genius.
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Recent Examples of wacko
New York Times, 10 Mar. 2022
That’s because parents and coaches in the wacko worlds of youth hockey, basketball, soccer and football can be world-class jerks.
—Washington Post, 6 Dec. 2021
David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 May 2024
Now, watch: Trump will choose some wacko to be his vice presidential running mate, and all my plans will go up and smoke.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2024
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Adjective
Now, however, its inventors are back, and not with just another wacko, attention-getting stunt.
—New York Times, 10 Mar. 2022
That’s because parents and coaches in the wacko worlds of youth hockey, basketball, soccer and football can be world-class jerks.
—Washington Post, 6 Dec. 2021
Noun
This is a wacko package to be sure, and overlong at two-and-three-quarter hours, so mileage will vary even for devoted Lanthimos fans.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 May 2024
Now, watch: Trump will choose some wacko to be his vice presidential running mate, and all my plans will go up and smoke.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wacko
Adjective
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Larsen makes Didi’s absurd actions feel credible, something a woman frustrated with her own life would do, in haste, on behalf of another.—
Peter Tonguette,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Sep. 2025
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Tim Dollar, a Kansas City attorney who represented the family of one of Biscari’s crash victims, said the union’s argument that Biscari was disciplined unfairly compared to other firefighters was absurd.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The World Health Organization recommends that acutely malnourished children be fed energy-dense foods, such as nut butters and sweet potatoes, and sometimes these can be found locally.—
Pablo Robles,
New York Times,
14 Sep. 2025
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Soluble fiber can be found in oat bran, barley, nuts, seeds, beans and some fruits and vegetables.—
Jacqueline Howard,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Years later narratives about colonization or slavery or the crazy suffragettes always centre on the light and the justice these people fought for.—
Sara Stridsberg
September 15,
Literary Hub,
15 Sep. 2025
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Oh, and that rookie receiver with the two crazy catches?—
Christian Romo,
Freep.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Jazz is an art form with an outsized share of mavericks, rebels, and creative dissidents who’ve built careers by blazing their own particular paths.—
Andrew Gilbert,
Mercury News,
19 Sep. 2025
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One is Shinjiro Koizumi, the 44-year-old son of maverick former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, who led the country from 2001 to 2006.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Mea Culpa is Perry at his most knowingly silly, and a throwback to erotic thrillers of decades past.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
14 Sep. 2025
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For every community of mass-shooter fandoms, there is another that is silly, joyous, productive, or totally harmless.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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For Mimi Pond, the desire to do a book about the Mitford sisters – six larger-than-life British eccentrics (and one brother) who created a stir in both British and American culture – was obvious.—
Erik Pedersen,
Oc Register,
5 Sep. 2025
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For decades, sovereign citizens largely flew under the radar in Australia as relatively harmless eccentrics with a special interest in conspiracy theories.—
Hilary Whiteman,
CNN Money,
29 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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After a wacky fourth quarter, Denver suffered its first loss of the 2025 season to the Indianapolis Colts, in a game the Broncos quite literally had won.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
15 Sep. 2025
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Here, the Canadian auteur began to rewrite, or define altogether, body horror, and Shivers finds him at his most disgustingly wacky.—
Declan Gallagher,
EW.com,
13 Sep. 2025
Noun
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But most Diavel enthusiasts are moto weirdos who like their bikes to be one of a kind and fast as hell.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
17 Sep. 2025
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But there may not be a universe of fiending Letterboxd dorks ready to uplift a weirdo like Lewis on the charts.—
Zach Schonfeld,
Vulture,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Wacko.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wacko. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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