Meaning of wacky in English

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Classifying Adjective
wacky
Definitions
1. pungent adjectives of disesteem
Examples
- « gave me a cockamamie reason for not going »
- « wore a goofy hat »
- « a silly idea »
- « some wacky plan for selling more books »
Synonyms
- foolish
2. informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
Examples
- « it used to drive my husband balmy »
Synonyms
- insane

Famous quotes

« My mother is a special education teacher but also an artist, and my father an advertising executive. They are about as wacky as you can get without being alcoholics. »
Sloane Crosley
« When people meet me, many times they're very surprised because they expect someone who is kind of wacky with seven piercings and very hip and cool and New York City, and I'm not. »
Augusten Burroughs
« When I was in college, I was in the theater department, which for anyone who has been involved in any kind of theater program, you know that it's really wacky and tight-knit, a real family. Me and my good friends from college would do random shows and plays that were sometimes serious, but most of the time really goofy and funny. »
Darren Criss
« I can sort of do what I want. Maybe I have to work harder to prove myself in some new relationship because they've heard some wacky stories about me. But at least I can get the meeting. »
Sean Parker
« I don't think Romney is wacky at all, but religion makes intelligent people say and do wacky things, believe and affirm crazy things. Left on his own, Romney would never have said something like the Garden Of Eden was in Missouri, and will be again. »
Christopher Hitchens