wack
1 Americannoun
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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.
verb (used with or without object)
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
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
I don’t want to listen to this wack music.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2024
“I’m not an election denier,” he said, adding, “I’m not this crazy tinfoil-hat conspiracy wack job.”
From Seattle Times • Sep. 15, 2023
“We wouldn’t play ourselves to do something that was wack, but the way the concept plays itself out, it’s supposed to be wack,” Jolicoeur told Vibe in 1993.
From New York Times • Feb. 13, 2023
When words and phrases like "wack job," "mentally deranged" and "dotard" are exchanged, it's no surprise the U.S. and North Korea aren't allies.
From Fox News • Feb. 12, 2020
"How you know he wack? You don't even know that guy," Needles said.
From "When I Was the Greatest" by Jason Reynolds
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
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