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  • noun Plural form of zany.

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Examples

  • I discovered the word "zanies" - I can't remember where I read it - and I tried to use it as often as possible.

    KansasCity.com: Front Page 2010

  • I discovered the word "zanies" - I can't remember where I read it - and I tried to use it as often as possible.

    KansasCity.com: Front Page 2010

  • Even to the pundits on our own side, I was just one of those “Internet zanies” mucking up the debate.

    Deconstructing Obama Jack Cashill 2011

  • For him to be basically the put-upon straight man surrounded by zanies, including Allison Janney as the wacky boss and Nate Torrence as her nincompoop son, seems like a waste.

    Ask Matt: Chicago Code, Castle, Fringe and More! 2011

  • Is it a workplace comedy where zanies rule the sometimes literally circus-like atmosphere?

    Roush Review: Dim Sunshine, Glorious Justified, FNL Farewell 2011

  • Even to the pundits on our own side, I was just one of those “Internet zanies” mucking up the debate.

    Deconstructing Obama Jack Cashill 2011

  • But even in this much earlier comedy, the exiled protagonists lose their fixed identities in wandering — and promptly find themselves in the company of clowns and zanies who might ha ve stolen right out of 'The Year of the Hare.'

    The Road Into the Open Pico Iyer 2010

  • Watch the zanies on the far left enjoy this Scott McClellan thing pan out.

    Bartlett rips McClellan, calls allegation 'total crap' 2008

  • The haplessly inept former Alaska governor and VP candidate is a media hot ticket item; a multi-millionaire; and a rallying point for millions of Christian fundamentalist, rightside zanies and disgruntled GOP conservatives who detest Obama's policies.

    Earl Ofari Hutchinson: The Beck Bash Has Worked Wonders -- for Beck 2009

  • Truly, the best thing that could happen with the birther thing would be for Obama to produce his full birth certificate and shut all but the utter zanies up.

    Choke: 30th Anniversary? Say Not So! Steven Barnes 2009

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