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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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The lunatics are running the asylum.
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Tony Hale, Alia Shawkat, Michael Cera, Will Arnett and other lunatics round out the cast.
Noun
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Because Sidney Prescott, now Evans, exists only in relationship to Ghostface, the costume worn by many different knife-wielding maniacs over the years, starting with her high school boyfriend.
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Because Sidney Prescott, now Evans, exists only in relationship to Ghostface, the costume worn by many different knife-wielding maniacs over the years, starting with her high school boyfriend.
Noun
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This is an ignoble war making monsters and fools out of its participants, and against the uncontrollable weapons that are dragons, everyone’s resolve is crumbling.
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One reason this war may linger is because most of the leaders of these countries and militias know that history has its eyes on them, and there will be a moral, political and economic accounting that will be devastating for each one of these fools.
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“Wackos.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wackos. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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