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adjective

ˈwa-(ˌ)kō How to pronounce wacko (audio)
variants also whacko
Definition of wackonext
as in absurd
showing or marked by a lack of good sense or judgment a completely wacko obsession with cleaning

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wacko

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noun

variants also whacko
as in eccentric
a person of odd or whimsical habits Some think he is a wacko but I consider him a genius.

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Recent Examples of wacko
Adjective
This wacko crew was one of the greatest things in the history of television. — Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 14 Aug. 2025 Sounds crazy, but when has UAB football not been completely wacko. — Joseph Goodman | [email protected], al, 16 Dec. 2022
Noun
His search takes him to a wacko cult in the desert run by a scamster, and that of course puts the sheriff in deadly danger. — Sandra Dallas, Denver Post, 6 July 2025 You could also get lost attempting to read the splintered English and Hebrew letters running atop a stage festooned with wacko props and occult imagery. — Andrew Lampert, Artforum, 1 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for wacko
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wacko
  1. stupid
  2. eccentric
  3. silly
  4. character
  5. foolish
  6. weirdo
  7. crazy
  8. crackpot
Adjective
  • Parametric modeling, especially when weighted down with decades of AutoCAD’s stupid UI/UX choices, was even harder than programming.
    — Lee Hutchinson, ArsTechnica, 23 July 2026
  • The simplest explanation is that Vance believes his voters are stupid.
    — David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 21 July 2026
Definition of stupid
Noun
  • With its loose ends and digressions, Dream Me a Dream stays true to those idiosyncratic instincts while retaining enough of the welcoming glow of Dance of Love to make this an affecting farewell from an endearing eccentric.
    — Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Pitchfork, 22 June 2026
  • The eccentric cuz is quick to try and help Bobby solve problems, which often gets him into trouble, but ultimately pushes him out of his shell.
    — Skyler Trepel, Entertainment Weekly, 20 June 2026
Definition of eccentric
Adjective
  • Kind of a silly riddle, but what’s life if not a little silly.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026
  • Ranking titanic figures from different eras might be a fruitless and silly exercise to some, but this type of debate is also the one thing sports is supposed to be.
    — Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 30 July 2026
Definition of silly
Noun
  • None of the characters has a convincing motivation for their actions or words.
    — Jack Dunn, Variety, 30 July 2026
  • Nolan has cited Wilson's translation in discussing his approach to the film, but Wilson says she was disappointed with the adaptation — and especially by Nolan's rendering of the central character.
    — Dave Davies, NPR, 29 July 2026
Definition of character
Adjective
  • Doing it for a guy who was closer to average last year and got outplayed by his backup is probably downright foolish.
    — Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 22 July 2026
  • Johnson continued this week to push for his foolish and counterproductive desire to impose a $33-per-month tax on each Chicago job generated by the city’s largest private-sector employers.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2026
Definition of foolish
Noun
  • All the weirdo arcane seemingly head-scratching things are just this the honest documentary of us as kids in the late ’90s in Tempe, Arizona, and the surrounding area.
    — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 24 July 2026
  • The Kmatz-Shaffer combo appeals to me the most, however, as someone who prefers his bullpen stocked with weirdos and freaky arm angles.
    — Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 21 July 2026
Definition of weirdo
Adjective
  • Like the shows, there are some crazy big action sequences in this.
    — Joe Otterson, Variety, 25 July 2026
  • To embody Fred Astaire is to have a certain boyishness, sure, but that crazy dancer was a man, through and through.
    — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 24 July 2026
Definition of crazy
Noun
  • Get the angst out of the games, and the crackpots will move on to some other fashionable cause.
    — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 26 July 2026
  • Artists have always used music to question authority and expose the cracks (and the crackpots) in the American story.
    — Time, Time, 6 May 2026
Definition of crackpot

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