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whacky

whacky is the alternative spelling of wacky.

Meaning of wacky

Adjective

wacky (comparative wackier, superlative wackiest)

  1. (informal, slang) Zany; eccentric.
    • Though the idea of placing wacky made-up characters in a real-life context was carried over from Da Ali G Show—wherein Buzz Aldrin was once asked if he was upset that Michael Jackson got all the credit for inventing the moonwalk—Sacha Baron Cohen’s Borat felt like something new, an attempt to...2012 May 15, Scott Tobias, “Film: Reviews: The Dictator”, in The Onion AV Club

Forms of whacky

comparativewhackier
superlativewhackiest

Words formed from whacky

Phrases with whacky

Questions about whacky

What is whacky the alternative spelling of?
Whacky is the alternative spelling of wacky.

Words near whacky in the dictionary

  1. whacks
  2. whacks off
  3. whacks one out
  4. whacks out
  5. whacks up
  6. whacky
  7. whacky baccy
  8. whacky tabaccy
  9. whacky tobaccy
  10. whacky tobacky
  11. Whackypedia

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