wacky

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  1. adjective Slang Eccentric or irrational: a wacky person.
  2. adjective Slang Crazy; silly: a wacky outfit.

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  • The compass was going all wacky, as though someone was playing over it with a magnet, pulling the needle this way and that. —  F ;SF; - vol 100 issue 06 - June 2001
  • After another year of scouring the Earth for the wacky, The Post is proud to present the 30 best of Weird but True items of 2008. —  NY Post: News
  • When the guinea pigs discover the fate of the world is in their paws, they equip themselves with weaponry and gadgets and set out for a wacky adventure. —  Latest from PALGN
  • Your design can be wild, wacky, stylish, modern or traditional. —  Whitehaven News headlines
  • They may desperately want to fit in with their peers ... but if the words they learn and the books they read can be wild, wacky, and humorous ... so much the better. —  Epinions Recent Content for Home
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  1. Variant of whacky, probably from the phrase out of whack; see whack.
 

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