quacky
7.9
Making a sound like a duck or acting silly in a strange way
- adjective
- /ˈkwæki/
- Informal
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- During the talent show, he delivered a quacky performance that had everyone laughing.
Examples
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Her voice turned quacky whenever she tried to sound like a duck while joking with friends.
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The children's laughter was quacky as they played at the pond, imitating the ducks.
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Can I get a name Zach Quacky Mcquackerson?
Synonyms
98
5.9
Odd in a funny or silly way
also covers a birdlike sound as well as playful oddness
5
8.2
Being silly and a little strange in a friendly way
includes making a birdlike sound, not only being harmlessly silly
3
9.3
Strange and amusing in how a person or thing looks and acts
can mean making a birdlike sound as well as odd behavior
1
7.7
Funny in a strange or silly way
also describes a birdlike sound in addition to playful oddness
1
8.9
Silly and awkward in a clumsy, funny way
can mean playful oddness or a birdlike sound rather than clumsiness
squawky
vsquacky
1
7.5
A loud harsh sound like a bird's cry that is unpleasant
is milder and can mean playful oddness rather than only harsh sound
cackly
vsquacky
8.7
A harsh, high laugh that sounds like a hen
is broader, also meaning eccentric or silly behavior not just shrill sound
Antonyms
How Silly
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word quacky also comes from the sound quack that a duck makes, so quacky describes a sound or behaviour that is silly or 'duck-like'.