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1wacko
adjective \ˈwa-(ˌ)kō\
Definition of WACKO
: wacky
Variants of WACKO
wacko also whacko \ˈwa-(ˌ)kō\
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Origin of WACKO
by alteration
First Known Use: 1975
Related to WACKO
- Synonyms
- balmy, barmy [chiefly British], bats, batty, bedlam, bonkers, brainsick, bughouse [slang], certifiable, crackbrained, cracked, crackers, crackpot, cranky [dialect], crazed, crazy, cuckoo, daffy, daft, demented, deranged, fruity [slang], gaga, haywire, kooky (also kookie), loco [slang], loony (also looney), loony tunes (or looney tunes), lunatic, mad, maniacal (also maniac), mental, meshuga (or meshugge also meshugah or meshuggah), moonstruck, non compos mentis, nuts, nutty, psycho, psychotic, scatty [chiefly British], screwy, unbalanced, unhinged, unsound, insane (also whacko), wacky (also whacky), wud [chiefly Scottish]
- Antonyms
- balanced, compos mentis, sane, sound, uncrazy
2wacko
noun
: a person who is crazy or very strange and unusual
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Variants of WACKO
wacko also whacko
First Known Use of WACKO
1976
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