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whacky

American  
[hwak-ee, wak-ee] / ˈʰwæk i, ˈwæk i /

adjective

whackier, whackiest
  1. Slang. wacky.


whacky British  
/ ˈwækɪ /

adjective

  1. slang a variant spelling of wacky

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Two elephants trudged across a makeshift football field at Mexico's Guadalajara Zoo in a whacky attempt to predict the score of the 2026 World Cup's opening game.

From Barron's ● Jun. 6, 2026

Instead of disseminating useful information and debating important ideas, the internet is too often used to promote whacky theories and titillate users with inane gossip.

From Salon ● Apr. 22, 2023

"My idea was about a mother-daughter duo who have dreams, but there is something wrong - the daughter's marriage is off. So, they come up with whacky ideas about fixing her marriage."

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2022

Dimming switches also don’t mesh with smart bulbs as dimming disrupts the power to the bulb, making it do whacky things like flicker or go unresponsive.

From The Verge ● Jun. 14, 2022

Now this here planet," he said cautiously, "is whacky in a lot of ways.

From Conquest Over Time by Michael Shaara

We did the easy ones first, like unlimited screens and sweets, stay up all night; but then we thought of some whackier ones.

From The Guardian ● Mar. 31, 2018

But Heffernan has long celebrated the aesthetic potential of the web’s whackier and more whimsical corners.

From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2016

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