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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
Now, however, its inventors are back, and not with just another wacko, attention-getting stunt. New York Times, 10 Mar. 2022 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
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 Now, watch: Trump will choose some wacko to be his vice presidential running mate, and all my plans will go up and smoke. Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2024 See All Example Sentences for wacko
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wacko
Adjective
  • There’s no denying that catfish noodling is an absurd sport.
    Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Barely any other media in recent times has given me an instant shock of glee or revulsion like this absurd anarcho-cartoon being stretched and squeezed to its most grotesque and wholesome clickbait limits.
    Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The World Health Organization recommends that acutely malnourished children be fed energy-dense foods, such as nut butters and sweet potatoes, and sometimes these can be found locally.
    Pablo Robles, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Soluble fiber can be found in oat bran, barley, nuts, seeds, beans and some fruits and vegetables.
    Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Years later narratives about colonization or slavery or the crazy suffragettes always centre on the light and the justice these people fought for.
    Sara Stridsberg September 15, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Oh, and that rookie receiver with the two crazy catches?
    Christian Romo, Freep.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • One is Shinjiro Koizumi, the 44-year-old son of maverick former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, who led the country from 2001 to 2006.
    Chad de Guzman, Time, 8 Sep. 2025
  • In the early 70s, the British maverick had already made a name for himself with Deliverance, which was the kind of artsy genre flick championed by a New Hollywood whose directors owed more to the European arthouse than to classic studio fare.
    Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Mea Culpa is Perry at his most knowingly silly, and a throwback to erotic thrillers of decades past.
    Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Sep. 2025
  • For every community of mass-shooter fandoms, there is another that is silly, joyous, productive, or totally harmless.
    Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • For Mimi Pond, the desire to do a book about the Mitford sisters – six larger-than-life British eccentrics (and one brother) who created a stir in both British and American culture – was obvious.
    Erik Pedersen, Oc Register, 5 Sep. 2025
  • For decades, sovereign citizens largely flew under the radar in Australia as relatively harmless eccentrics with a special interest in conspiracy theories.
    Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • There may be some bigger comebacks or higher-scoring games or wacky things that leave our jaws on the ground.
    Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The whole this is very slapstick and irreverent, and the story is advanced almost exclusively by wacky deus ex machinas.
    James Folta, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • For all you macabre-loving weirdos, HorrorHound Weekend is a great opportunity to meet other fans and industry professionals, participate in costume contests, get an autograph from a celebrity slasher and more.
    Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Fresh weirdos appear each year to replenish the pool of suspects and victims.
    Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2025

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“Wacko.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wacko. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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