wack
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9.5
- noun
- /wæk/
- Informal
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golpe
- Nothing could be clearer than Loughner is a wack job and psycho.
Examples
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The media thrives on decibel level, and a few overstimulated wack jobs can make a great deal of noise.
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Definitely not some drugged up wack job with a warped sense of humor.
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Sure, there are some wack folks out there.
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Just add another one to all the wack mainstream albums out this year.
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There's always a few wack jobs.
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I didn't realize I was talking to a couple of wack jobs.
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What Wink is talking about is wack.
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I don't know, it seems the more expensive they are the quicker they go out of wack.
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Today, I'm a little embarrassed to admit I was that passionate about the wack emcees who wore their clothes backwards.
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He gave the wall a hard wack with the hammer to fix the dent.
Synonyms
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8.4
A hard loud hit from a flat object that makes a sharp sound
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9.9
A loud hit that makes a sharp sound
A quick, sharp hit that makes a short sound
Antonyms
How Forceful
Surface Forms
Etymology
Wack as a noun for a quick, forceful blow comes from the sudden sound whack that people use to copy a hard hit. So a wack is simply 'a sharp hit' you give to try to fix or move something.