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wackjob

wackjob is the alternative spelling of whackjob.

Meaning of whackjob

Noun

whackjob (plural whackjobs)

  1. (colloquial, derogatory) A crazy, possibly dangerous, person.
    • "He called the guy who owns the gun shop a 'whackjob' and said he's going to take him down if it's the last thing he does."1992, Elmore Leonard, Rum Punch

Forms of wackjob

pluralwackjobs

Questions about wackjob

What is wackjob the alternative spelling of?
Wackjob is the alternative spelling of whackjob.

Words near wackjob in the dictionary

  1. wackily
  2. wackiness
  3. wackinesses
  4. wacking out
  5. Wackipedia
  6. wackjob
  7. wackjobs
  8. wackness
  9. wacknesses
  10. wacko
  11. Wacko Jacko

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