whacko
14
9.7
- noun
- /ˈwæk.oʊ/
- Offensive
:
loco
- My neighbor is a real whacko; he talks to his plants every morning.
- called him "whacko"
- bunch of whackos
- whacko environmentalist
Examples
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I'm talking to a possible whacko here.
Fiction book (1992) -
Oh, we're whackos, huh?
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But you are such a cute whacko.
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So, she's a whacko is what she is.
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Someone's doing all these whacko things, and maybe he just wants you to come to his party.
Fiction book (1993) -
Does this whacko caller have a name?
Fiction book (1995) -
I am not in the mood for whackos right now.
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You know I'm whacko, Sam, what'd you find?
Fiction book (1992) -
Are you completely whacko?
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The whacko's back.
Synonyms
309
7.5
A person who behaves in a silly or strange way
119
7.0
A person who acts in a strange or unusual way
68
8.9
A person who behaves in a very strange way
52
8.6
A person who behaves very strangely and may be dangerous
51
6.2
A person who acts in a wild or reckless way
49
9.8
A person who behaves in a strange or wild way
40
8.2
A person who has strange or unrealistic ideas
35
8.8
A person who behaves in a very strange or wild way
5
8.3
A person who behaves in a strange, silly way
4
8.6
A person who acts in a silly or strange way
4
9.9
A person who behaves very strangely
3
9.9
A person who acts foolishly or oddly
1
9.1
An insulting word for a person who acts very silly or strange
1
8.8
A person who acts in a way that seems crazy
A person who behaves in a very strange and unreasonable way that worries others
A person who acts in a silly, playful way
A person who is very foolish and annoying
A person who behaves in a wild or strange way
Antonyms
How Crazy
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Whacko probably comes from the everyday word whack ('to hit') plus the small ending -o, or from the similar word wacky ('crazy'). A helpful way to remember it is to imagine someone a little 'hit' in the head or acting 'wacky', which is why whacko means a strange or crazy person.