wacko
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8.5
- adjective
- /ˈwækoʊ/
- Offensive
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loco
- Her ideas for the party were so wacko that no one could take them seriously.
- completely wacko
- totally wacko
- so wacko
Examples
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These guys are wacko.
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That teacher was really wacko.
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And to me, that meant one of three things... one of you is lying, both of you are wacko, or both of you are wrong.
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Must remember he won back "30 or 40 years of his life" in some wacko medical treatment "in the future."
Blog text (6) -
You and your friends are wacko!
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Harry, we should've known there was something wacko with that travel agent.
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So it came as a shock when Max went completely wacko the day after his thirty-ninth birthday.
Fiction book (2000) -
You are wacko!
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Besides, I reasoned, if I was being mean, which I wasn't, she deserved it; she was so wacko.
Fiction book (1996) -
She held the view that her family, in all its extremes, was very much the social norm; it was his own expectation that was wacko.
Fiction book (1992)
Synonyms
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5.9
Very strange or unusual in a way that surprises people
184
4.1
Very foolish and risky because of bad judgment
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5.9
Odd in a funny or silly way
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7.2
Being a little crazy in a funny or strange way
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8.0
Slightly strange in a funny, pleasant way
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9.9
An informal word for very crazy and hard to believe
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9.0
Very strange and silly in a way that seems crazy
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7.7
Funny in a strange or silly way
Acting or feeling very strange
Very crazy or doing things that show bad judgment
Someone who acts a little crazy
Acting very silly and not thinking clearly
Funny and a bit strange, like a silly film or party
Antonyms
Compounds
How Crazy
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Wacko comes from wacky 'crazy' with the slang ending -o, which makes the word sound more informal and strong. That's why calling a plan or idea wacko means it feels very 'strange' or absurd.