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wackiness

  • a word derived from wacky.

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It’s a chance, she says, to amplify the play’s wackiness, which she believes helps puts audiences at ease and makes its difficult subject matter easier to digest.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

“The Last of Us” bumps all that wackiness up to 11.

From Salon • Apr. 13, 2025

Besson, to his credit, recognizes the wackiness in his screenplay, and plays into it without reducing Douglas’s pain to a joke.

From New York Times • Mar. 28, 2024

In addition to starting a talent war with the NBA, the ABA entertained America with nine seasons of wonderful wackiness.

From Washington Times • May 30, 2023

The wackiness of the note, those crazy letters, made it seem childish and ridiculous.

From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier