as in lame
falling short of a standard
that movie was wack, even by the standards of popcorn flicks
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Recent Examples of wack
In the film, Polsky seems unsure whether to view McCollum as a saint or a wack job.
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Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
Also, this photo of us is wack because in real life Kelly is about 1/16 my size.
—Angela Andaloro, People.com, 29 July 2025
This psychotic wack job has lots of grievances against society, particularly those who are on the fringe and have nothing, unlike him whose luxury automobile represents a person who has it all and the security technology to keep it that way.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 20 Mar. 2025
That guessing game isn’t great when too much melatonin can lead to fatigue, dizziness, and confusion, among other wack side effects.
—Ali Finney, SELF, 19 Apr. 2024
Nathan Fielder Is Keeping It Real Nathan Fielder was pretty wack this week on Jimmy Kimmel Live!
—Vulture, 17 Nov. 2023
Lillard couldn’t be both the good locker room guy and try to get his wack teammates shipped out of town.
—Corbin Smith, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2023
Tenant shall refrain from posting aggressive notes in building common areas about the wack job in Apartment 2B.
—Sam Spero, The New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2023
When retrograde is in full swing everything is out of wack, so this is a good way to keep things straight.
—Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 23 Aug. 2023
Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
Also, this photo of us is wack because in real life Kelly is about 1/16 my size.
—Angela Andaloro, People.com, 29 July 2025
This psychotic wack job has lots of grievances against society, particularly those who are on the fringe and have nothing, unlike him whose luxury automobile represents a person who has it all and the security technology to keep it that way.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 20 Mar. 2025
That guessing game isn’t great when too much melatonin can lead to fatigue, dizziness, and confusion, among other wack side effects.
—Ali Finney, SELF, 19 Apr. 2024
Nathan Fielder Is Keeping It Real Nathan Fielder was pretty wack this week on Jimmy Kimmel Live!
—Vulture, 17 Nov. 2023
Lillard couldn’t be both the good locker room guy and try to get his wack teammates shipped out of town.
—Corbin Smith, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2023
Tenant shall refrain from posting aggressive notes in building common areas about the wack job in Apartment 2B.
—Sam Spero, The New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2023
When retrograde is in full swing everything is out of wack, so this is a good way to keep things straight.
—Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 23 Aug. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wack
Adjective
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Cut to Culhane doing lame bits with chopsticks as walrus teeth.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
24 Oct. 2025
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Add in coach Steve Kerr willingly working on a lame-duck contract, and the Warriors could be looking for a new path forward within the year of saying hello to Butler, meaning that smell around Chase Center is one of desperation.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
21 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Watters said letting visitors toss vegetables through the fence could send the wrong message, normalizing the idea of being close enough to feed a bear.—
Quinn Clark,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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New York Giants star rookie running back Cam Skattebo was the talk of the NFL world on Sunday for all the wrong reasons after going down with what appears to be a season-ending leg or ankle injury in the team's Week 8 game against the Philadelphia Eagles.—
Reice Shipley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Denying people the essentials necessary for their survival, to obtain compliance or a political agreement, should be unacceptable.—
Anna Halford,
Time,
25 Oct. 2025
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Controversy arose earlier this year after residents, a council member and the mayor declared a cooling station set up for homeless residents and others without adequate heating and cooling as unacceptable.—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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There’s another element of the current concern regarding due process that relates to the fate of poor Cinna.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
23 Oct. 2025
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McDaniel’s debut album Lost Ones delves into his own story of growing up in a poor community in Kentucky, and dealing with mental health struggles, both personally and within his family — as well as McDaniel’s story of being saved during a past suicide attempt years ago.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
23 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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FarmVille wasn’t bad, but something was missing.—
Moisés Naím,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
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The asteroid impact triggered one of the planet's worst mass-extinction events, wiping out all dinosaurs but birds.—
DINO GRANDONI THE WASHINGTON POST,
Arkansas Online,
26 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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In the meantime, Jones has been carrying a run-deficient offense to the tune of 313 yards per game — the most in the NFL.—
Jerry McDonald,
Mercury News,
16 Oct. 2025
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At least 1,235 miles of the city’s sidewalks, or about 40%, are considered deficient.—
Elliott Wenzler,
Denver Post,
15 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The Panthers’ defense was largely effective against a pathetic Jets offense, which could barely muster movement at home.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
19 Oct. 2025
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And Craig Waterman, the marketing executive from the 2024 film Friendship, took Robinson into new territory with a darker and more pathetic take on the same neurotic type.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
13 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Inherently, a writer doing historical research is always victim to this horrible irony.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Oct. 2025
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There are some horrible things said on stage by the mystery writer that Tony Carlin plays.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Wack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wack. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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