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also whacky
1
as in bizarre
different from the ordinary in a way that causes curiosity or suspicion
raised by an uncle with a rather wacky philosophy of parenting
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2
as in silly
showing or marked by a lack of good sense or judgment
one club member whose wacky ideas for fund-raisers usually produced groans
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Recent Examples of wacky
Summer of Satire Every Wednesday, Brattle Theatre Think these days are wacky?
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Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 2 Aug. 2025
Reactors' steady, consistent energy supply works well with AI models, which the public expects to be able to use to generate wacky images or vibe code at any time of day.
—PC Magazine, 30 July 2025
Still, on a soap as wacky as Days and with a character as beloved as Marlena, there was an enduring desire for double trouble.
—Ryan Coleman Updated, EW.com, 21 July 2025
Having It Both Ways What a wacky deadline for the Tampa Bay Rays.
—Tony Blengino, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
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Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 2 Aug. 2025
Reactors' steady, consistent energy supply works well with AI models, which the public expects to be able to use to generate wacky images or vibe code at any time of day.
—PC Magazine, 30 July 2025
Still, on a soap as wacky as Days and with a character as beloved as Marlena, there was an enduring desire for double trouble.
—Ryan Coleman Updated, EW.com, 21 July 2025
Having It Both Ways What a wacky deadline for the Tampa Bay Rays.
—Tony Blengino, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wacky
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After a couple of insulting caricatures, increasingly bizarre depictions of the Vice President started to spread through the internet, the trend becoming a competition to see who could create the most hideous, weird or original Vance.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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These clever yet bizarre gadgets are both fun and oddly useful.—
Nora Colomer
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FOXNews.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Similar to the first film, families will enjoy silly slapstick mixed with great chemistry between Lohan and Curtis, who are just as good together.—
Katie Grant,
Parents,
7 Aug. 2025
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Here’s a look at the four silliest awards of the night.—
Vivian Kwarm,
New York Daily News,
6 Aug. 2025
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Everyone has an eccentric type of character in their family.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
5 Aug. 2025
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The show's 14th season brings the Hill family and their eccentric neighbors — including much of the show's original cast — back for more.—
Jordana Comiter,
People.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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At the campaign’s first big canvassing event in mid-December, primary field director Tascha Van Auken noticed something strange happening.—
Mark Chiusano,
Time,
14 Aug. 2025
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Death Valley’s Racetrack Playa is home to some very strange rocks.—
Andrew Paul Aug 14,
Popular Science,
14 Aug. 2025
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Interestingly, the Vance memes were far more surreal and absurd than South Park’s caricature, which retained the simple, bloated design of the first few images.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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These movies are brilliantly written, but above all will do anything to get a laugh, no matter how silly, how absurd, how ridiculous — how stupid.—
Bill Goodykoontz,
AZCentral.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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As well as artifacts that mutate into weirder, more powerful weapons.—
Curtis Silver,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Like everybody else in the show, he’s squeezed by the various, weird incentives of a capitalist medical system.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
14 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Tauruses will go crazy for something chic, functional, and soft to the touch.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
9 Feb. 2023
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Before getting into the chaos of episode 5, that episode 4 cliff hanger was crazy.—
Calie Schepp,
EW.com,
6 Feb. 2023
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However, Perry apparently didn’t find the post funny.—
Jason Pham,
StyleCaster,
11 Aug. 2025
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Those sorts of stunts—vaguely reckless, endearing, kind of funny—feel indicative of DeMarco’s general lack of interest in taking himself too seriously.—
Amanda Petrusich,
New Yorker,
11 Aug. 2025
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“Wacky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wacky. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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