wack
1 Americanverb (used with or without object)
noun
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an odd, irrational, or unconventional person; wacko.
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a thing or things that are unsatisfactory, worthless, or of low quality.
The show is mostly a lot of wack, with a couple of funny moments.
adjective
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extremely bad or inferior.
The song is great, but the video is really wack.
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odd, irrational, or unconventional; wacky.
I’m afraid the neighbors think we’re wack!
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extremely good.
The guys scarfed down those wack cookies you made, and they're asking for more.
noun
Etymology
Origin of wack
First recorded in 1935–40; perhaps back formation from wacky; popularized in 1986 from the anti-crack mural by the U.S. pop artist Keith Haring (1958–90), which bore the slogan “Crack is wack”
Example Sentences
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The band are drip-feeding fans remixes of songs from their breakthrough mixtape, Full Wack No Breaks.
From BBC
Cross-species communication plays a part in “The Experiment,” “Zip Zap Wickety Wack” and “If We Were Dogs.”
The partnership makes a little more sense when you put it in the context of promoting a contest called “Hack Is Wack,” which asked creators to submit two-minute rap videos on cybersecurity threats — think hacking, identity-theft viruses and the like.
From Los Angeles Times
Ernest Dukes, who represents Babyface, shared a clip of the gaffe on his Instagram story, writing “bring back professionalism” and calling the AP reporters’ behavior “beyond wack” and “beyond disrespectful.”
From Los Angeles Times
They say they had "no other option" but to take court action against House Anxiety, which signed the group in 2020 and released their Full Wack No Breaks mixtape that year.
From BBC
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