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: absurdly or amusingly eccentric or irrational : crazy wacky ideas a wacky comedian

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“Whacky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/whacky. Accessed 23 Jul. 2021.

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