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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
Theo’s friend and lawyer Barry (Andy Samberg) and his libidinously raunchy wife Amy (Kate McKinnon) make sense even if McKinnon seems to be in a wacky comedy of a different kind.
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David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 25 Aug. 2025
This wacky British sci-fi sitcom concoction, created by Rob Grant and Doug Naylor, has developed a serious cult following in the last couple of decades since its inception on BBC 2 in 1988 and lasting 12 seasons and a feature-length special.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 24 Aug. 2025
The Arrowverse's wackiest series is also the only one that didn't get a satisfying conclusion after The CW unceremoniously canceled Legends of Tomorrow ahead of season 8.
—James Mercadante, EW.com, 22 Aug. 2025
The most whimsical of the events, the Special Shape Rodeo, sends balloons that resemble animals, cartoon characters, and other wacky designs above Balloon Fiesta Park.
—Chloe Arrojado, AFAR Media, 21 Aug. 2025
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David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 25 Aug. 2025
This wacky British sci-fi sitcom concoction, created by Rob Grant and Doug Naylor, has developed a serious cult following in the last couple of decades since its inception on BBC 2 in 1988 and lasting 12 seasons and a feature-length special.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 24 Aug. 2025
The Arrowverse's wackiest series is also the only one that didn't get a satisfying conclusion after The CW unceremoniously canceled Legends of Tomorrow ahead of season 8.
—James Mercadante, EW.com, 22 Aug. 2025
The most whimsical of the events, the Special Shape Rodeo, sends balloons that resemble animals, cartoon characters, and other wacky designs above Balloon Fiesta Park.
—Chloe Arrojado, AFAR Media, 21 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wacky
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But upon Bennet’s arrival, things take a turn for the bizarre, when the wealthy tycoon builds himself a prison cell in the basement, in an apparent act of meditative penance that forces Blakey into an inversion of traditional power dynamics.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
6 Sep. 2025
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Tasked with bringing into reality those that are a little further down on the bizarre end of the spectrum, the show’s prosthetics and VFX teams had their work cut out for them.—
Lisa de los Reyes,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Many kids find repeating these phrases satisfying, or silly, or just plain fun to say, Estevez says.—
Wendy Wisner,
Parents,
8 Sep. 2025
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There are no silly games being played.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
8 Sep. 2025
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Legendary English actor Malcolm McDowell was a core part of Franklin & Bash, playing eccentric senior partner Stanton Infeld.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Sep. 2025
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Outside the Jeoffry section, the poem celebrates goats, wine, the King of Sardinia, the Postmaster General, and on and unpredictably on, compiling one of the more eccentric inventories of creation.—
Rivka Galchen,
New Yorker,
6 Sep. 2025
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Enjoy Motor City as pastiche, however, and the nonsensical bits can just about be read as part of the film’s retro charm.—
Stephanie Bunbury,
Deadline,
30 Aug. 2025
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And that calculus has become a nonsensical proxy for academic rigor – a college Squid Game, and one that became even more important post-Covid with the rise of test-optional admissions.—
Ryan Craig,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Because something very strange happens here.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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Probably not, given the company’s strange hesitance to part ways with its current leadership.—
Graham Hillard,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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These charges are absurd and unjust.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
3 Sep. 2025
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The content is absurd, borderline uncomfortable and consistently viral.—
Leeron Walter,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Even with Muchová so clearly struggling, Osaka faced some weird jeopardy down the stretch.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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Far from being dead, reunions exist now in a zone of distortion, a weird gray area in which many people feel obligated to go without quite knowing why.—
Jordan Michelman,
The Atlantic,
4 Sep. 2025
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Jared has a constant calmness about how crazy the day is.—
Demetrius Patterson,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Sep. 2025
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This is my second Moon Man, which feels so crazy!—
Megan Cartwright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Wacky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wacky. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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