variants
also whackos
as in lunatics
a person having or showing a severely disordered or abnormal state of mind
just a wacko talking to himself
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Noun
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So that episode will make fun [of] billionaire life-extension body-hacking lunatics.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Sep. 2025 -
Whether those people are sickened by grief and rage into a kind of temporary insanity, genuine lunatics, hustlers looking to milk a little more engagement or some combination of the three doesn’t really matter.—
Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Sabonis and Zach LaVine are fringe All-Stars most seasons, Keegan Murray is a solid wing starter who shoots and defends, DeRozan can still get midrange buckets and shot-fake fools into heaps of fouls, and Malik Monk is electric in a sixth-man role.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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The result is just old-fashioned cinematic fools’ gold, in which sensationalistic blather poses as social commentary.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
9 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Try Greek yogurt or kefir topped with fruit and nuts.—
Brittany Poulson,
Verywell Health,
14 Oct. 2025
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Shake pan to redistribute nuts, and then put it back in oven for another five minutes.—
Kathryn Gregory,
Louisville Courier Journal,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The Haunted Trail takes visitors outdoors through a path with dense fog and several haunting installations with zombies, a ghoul bus, a graveyard filled with ghosts, chainsaw maniacs and more.—
Ut Community Press,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Stink and bugs tend to hit inspectors that way.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
7 Oct. 2025
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Underrated unnecessary aggressive bugs.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Oct. 2025
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