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wack

adjective

ˈwak

Definition of wack

slang

as in wrong

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. — 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 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

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Adjective

Who wouldn’t like to whip out a formula that enabled you to judge this action as evil and the other as merely wrong?

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026
The helicopter, which was used by NBC and Telemundo, crashed about two hours after police say Rios drove her 2004 Ford Expedition the wrong way down a busy avenue, ran a red light and struck a vehicle before hitting the bus.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of wrong

Adjective

The next big issue for me was that Axl shimmied from side to side with an unusual snakelike move that struck me as effeminate and lame.

— Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 15 Sep. 2026
Trump, meanwhile, will be at best a lame-duck president within weeks of the summit—or worse, if the Democrats are able to take back the House or the Senate.

— Jonathan A. Czin, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of lame

Adjective

Immigrant and human-rights advocates called the situation unacceptable, particularly given the dangers facing returning Haitians, including gang killings and surging kidnappings.

— Gérard Maxineau, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2026
That’s an unacceptable delay for units in active combat operations.

— Nir Goldstein, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of unacceptable

Adjective

Renovation will only yield temporary improvement unless the original cause of a poor-quality lawn is remedied.

— Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 19 Sep. 2026
The consequences of a poor performance in the takeaway department sets a very high standard for rookies, something that can only bode well for the future.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of poor

Adjective

The term, once confined to technical science papers, has gripped Silicon Valley, steered trillions of dollars in investment and fanned fears of human displacement, or worse.

— George Musser, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2026
That’s cool that people (liked it), but that’s bad ball security.

— Taylor Eldridge, Kansas City Star, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of bad

Adjective

Yet researchers have found that nearly a third of adults in the United States are iron deficient.

— Anahad O’Connor, Washington Post, 27 Aug. 2026
In a deficient area, the exception is exposed, and to last, the exception must be exceptional somewhere else.

— Zach Berman, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of deficient

Adjective

This is a complete pathetic effort by defense, offense and coaching.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2026
Among the performers, Smith rules the roost as the no-nonsense Angela, and Jones acquits himself tolerably on comic relief duties as the pathetic Mike.

— Caspar Salmon, Variety, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of pathetic

Adjective

Much has been written about the power of artificial intelligence to improve life in myriad ways, but also about its truly horrible effects—now and going forward—if it isn’t managed properly.

— Nadine Hack, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026
But the horrible scenes that unfolded before him were incomparable.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026

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