wacko
Americannoun
PLURAL
wackosadjective
adjective
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012noun
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Etymology
Origin of wacko
Example Sentences
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I’m not talking about the president’s pot-kettling insults in which he called Bolton “dumb,” a “wacko” or “a disgruntled boring fool.”
From Salon
In April, he was expelled from the House of Commons for calling the prime minister a "wacko".
From BBC
But the most wacko commentary came from former San Bernardino County sheriff’s Deputy Meagan McCarthy.
From Los Angeles Times
Ultimately he could not outrun the wackos in his own party?
From Salon
Impeached twice and a convicted felon who faces more trials, Trump has said that he, and by extension his loyalists, have been persecuted by a “wacko” and unfair state.
From Los Angeles Times
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