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wacko

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noun

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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of wacko
Adjective
That’s because parents and coaches in the wacko worlds of youth hockey, basketball, soccer and football can be world-class jerks. Washington Post, 6 Dec. 2021 Was Tuesday wacko day for testimony in the Statehouse? Laura Johnston, cleveland, 25 Aug. 2021
Noun
This is a wacko package to be sure, and overlong at two-and-three-quarter hours, so mileage will vary even for devoted Lanthimos fans. David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 May 2024 After 26 years, Sweets & Snacks Expo leaves Chicago, bringing with it a century of wacko candy names Advertisement Pop music top 10 for summer: Our must-see shows, from Chance the Rapper to Japanese Breakfast The restrictions are gone. Ariel Cheung, Chicago Tribune, 25 May 2023 See All Example Sentences for wacko
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wacko
Adjective
  • Amanda learned in like 10 seconds, which is insane.
    Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Mar. 2025
  • The emu egg—a two pound, eight-inch ovoid with a sultry teal shell gently speckled in pale green—seemed like just the right absurdist final flourish for an already insane endeavor.
    Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 23 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • But this time, his front-right tire was slow to come off, seemingly as the wheel gun did not connect with the wheel nut on the first attempt.
    Luke Smith, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
  • Botanically the fruit is a drupe, not a nut.
    Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 13 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Instead, the series seems determined to prove that age is just a number by forcing its leads, now including Choudhury and Parker, to act as if 50 is the new (and very stupid) 30.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2025
  • Jurassic Park, based on the Michael Crichton best-seller, is an evolutionary joke: Man, the master of the universe, has become mere flesh, consumed by animals allegedly too stupid to survive.
    David Denby, Vulture, 3 July 2025
Noun
  • Compared to other presidents, Trump has been more of a maverick and solo act.
    Edward Segal, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
  • Manfred Thierry Mugler, a fashion maverick known for sharp tailoring, hourglass silhouettes and a futuristic sheen, died in 2022 at age 73.
    Miles Socha, Footwear News, 26 June 2025
Adjective
  • Rich and influential adults enjoyed Lear’s company, but Lear himself preferred making mischief for children, telling absurd stories and drawing impossible creatures.
    Caroline Carlson June 30, Literary Hub, 30 June 2025
  • Traditionally, a show truck of this caliber would be fitted with an absurd array of chrome lightbars, air horns and blingy accessories but that would be counterintuitive to the vehicle’s mission.
    Trinity Francis, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
Noun
  • Other characters include outcasts, visionaries and eccentrics — all of whom live on the margins as unseen — a former priest, a girl trapped in working her family’s candy stand, a woman who learned preaching from her brother and is a caretaker for her dying housemate.
    Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 18 May 2025
  • American eccentrics like Walters long have provided material for satirists across the pond.
    Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2025
Adjective
  • Tauruses will go crazy for something chic, functional, and soft to the touch.
    Meghan Rose, Glamour, 9 Feb. 2023
  • Before getting into the chaos of episode 5, that episode 4 cliff hanger was crazy.
    Calie Schepp, EW.com, 6 Feb. 2023
Adjective
  • One of Netflix’s big movie plays for July is the sequel to its very silly but very fun action fantasy film The Old Guard.
    Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 1 July 2025
  • None of that, however, excuses the silly and juvenile behavior of the Assembly’s majority Democrats last week when the chamber took up a resolution commemorating Pride month.
    Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2025

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“Wacko.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wacko. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.

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