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adjective
- 1. funny or amusing in a slightly odd or peculiar way: informal "a wacky chase movie"
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adjective. informal (UK also whacky) uk / ˈwæk.i / us / ˈwæk.i / Add to word list. unusual in a pleasing and exciting or silly way: The book contains some weird and wacky ideas for teaching kids about science. Synonyms. batty informal disapproving. bonkers informal humorous. cockamamie US disapproving or humorous. crackers UK informal.
: absurdly or amusingly eccentric or irrational. wacky ideas. a wacky comedian. wackily. ˈwa-kə-lē. adverb. wackiness. ˈwa-kē-nəs. noun. Synonyms. bizarre. bizarro. cranky. crazy. curious. eccentric. erratic. far-out. funky. funny.
Something that's wacky is weird or nutty or silly. Your goofy uncle who wears a funny hat and does magic tricks at the dinner table is wacky. Use the adjective wacky when you're talking about someone with a ridiculous sense of humor. Clowns are, by definition, wacky, for example.
Wacky definition: odd or irrational; crazy. See examples of WACKY used in a sentence.
If you describe something or someone as wacky, you mean that they are eccentric, unusual, and often funny. [informal] ...a wacky new television comedy series. Wacky ideas are commonplace among space scientists.
wack·y. (wăk′ē) also whack·y (wăk′ē, hwăk′ē) adj. wack·i·er, wack·i·est also whack·i·er or whack·i·est Slang. 1. Eccentric or irrational: a wacky person. 2. Crazy; silly: a wacky outfit. [Variant of whacky, probably from the phrase out of whack; see whack .] wack′i·ly adv.
WACKY definition: unusual in a funny or surprising way: . Learn more.