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whack job

whack job is the alternative form 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 whack job

pluralwhack jobs

Questions about whack job

What is whack job the alternative form of?
Whack job is the alternative form of whackjob.

Words near whack job in the dictionary

  1. whachacallit
  2. whachacallits
  3. whachamacallit
  4. whachamacallits
  5. whack
  6. whack job
  7. whack jobs
  8. whack off
  9. whack on
  10. whack one out
  11. whack out

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