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- adjective Alternative spelling of
wacky .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
- adjective ludicrous, foolish
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Examples
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I've made a variation of this cake many times I've heard it called whacky cake or one pan cake using safflower oil, adding baking powder as well as baking soda, and using lukewarm water.
Am·a·zon cake 2007
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These remind me of SGI's lame-ass experiments in whacky form-factors in the early 90s.
Boing Boing: January 13, 2002 - January 19, 2002 Archives 2002
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It involves the travails of a group of ne’er-do-wells in whacky and sacreigious adventures punctuated by over-the-top violence, weird side gags that barely make sense, and a fearlessness that served it well.
It's Official genuinechris 2005
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So here you go, the run down of the weird and whacky, that is currently being stored in the asexual mom-mobile, this day, 4 November.
Boudicca's Voice 2008
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For something that was supposed to be totally untrue and 'whacky', it sure seems that it was disconcerting enough that the United States Senate took it seriously.
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"But every time they do that... every time they do something that is really negative, or kind of whacky or off topic, they are making our case for us," he added.
Republicans Accuse Leading Dems Of 'Shameless' Race-Baiting The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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"But every time they do that ... every time they do something that is really negative, or kind of whacky or off topic, they are making our case for us," he added.
Republicans Accuse Leading Dems Of 'Shameless' Race-Baiting 2010
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I don't like either of them very much, but Lou "whacky" Lumenick had no reason to do that.
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It seems to me the "whacky" among right wing evengelicals have a lot more practical power to do genuine harm to their fellow Americans than do a discredited African American cult.
Farrakhan's Support For Obama? Hugely Controversial. Hagee's Backing Of McCain? No Problem. 2009
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Who knows what kind of whacky science could have been going on inside that ceramic belly?
Archive 2005-06-01 Matthew Buckley 2005
asativum commented on the word whacky
An abomination when used to mean wacky, whatever WeirdNet might say. See whack.
October 14, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word whacky
Agreed, Asativum! Thanks for bringing that up. Gah!
October 14, 2008
bilby commented on the word whacky
*checks reading on peeve detector*
October 14, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word whacky
*wonders why bilby brackets things but doesn't add them to WordiePRO*
*suggests users also see sneakoscope*
October 14, 2008