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whackjobs

whackjobs is the plural 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

Questions about whackjobs

What is whackjobs the plural of?
Whackjobs is the plural of whackjob.

Words near whackjobs in the dictionary

  1. whacking one out
  2. whacking out
  3. whacking up
  4. whackings
  5. whackjob
  6. whackjobs
  7. whacko
  8. whackoes
  9. Whackopedia
  10. whackos
  11. whacks

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