whacky
adjective
less common spelling of wacky
: absurdly or amusingly eccentric or irrational
wacky ideas
a wacky comedian
Examples of whacky in a Sentence
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Glover said he’s heard some whacky tales from decades past.
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Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 July 2025
The second overtime was the whackiest of all, even before the wild final sequence.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 2 Apr. 2025
Trump continues to denigrate and distort American achievements in the service of his whacky devotion to destructive tariffs.
—Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 29 Mar. 2025
Much like Kiryu's spy caper, Pirate Yakuza takes what would be tangential in the main series — a whacky combat arena — and centers a plot around it.
—James Perkins Mastromarino, NPR, 14 Mar. 2025
Miami politics Love: Our whacky politics always keep things interesting.
—Martin Vassolo, Axios, 5 Mar. 2025
The answer is the Florida Man Games, an event inspired by whacky headlines and Sunshine State shenanigans that returned on Saturday for its second year.
—Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel, 2 Mar. 2025
This is the premise behind the Florida Man Games, a wild and whacky competition celebrating the weird side of the Sunshine State.
—Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel, 25 Feb. 2025
Its first trailer is as whacky as the synopsis suggests, introducing us to the eccentric characters that'll take us on this rollercoaster ride.
—Tim Ryan, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
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Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 July 2025
The second overtime was the whackiest of all, even before the wild final sequence.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 2 Apr. 2025
Trump continues to denigrate and distort American achievements in the service of his whacky devotion to destructive tariffs.
—Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 29 Mar. 2025
Much like Kiryu's spy caper, Pirate Yakuza takes what would be tangential in the main series — a whacky combat arena — and centers a plot around it.
—James Perkins Mastromarino, NPR, 14 Mar. 2025
Miami politics Love: Our whacky politics always keep things interesting.
—Martin Vassolo, Axios, 5 Mar. 2025
The answer is the Florida Man Games, an event inspired by whacky headlines and Sunshine State shenanigans that returned on Saturday for its second year.
—Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel, 2 Mar. 2025
This is the premise behind the Florida Man Games, a wild and whacky competition celebrating the weird side of the Sunshine State.
—Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel, 25 Feb. 2025
Its first trailer is as whacky as the synopsis suggests, introducing us to the eccentric characters that'll take us on this rollercoaster ride.
—Tim Ryan, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Whacky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/whacky. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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