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wacko

noun

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈwæ.kəʊ/ / /ˈwæ.koʊ/

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree English whack Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English wack(y) English -o English wacko From wack(y) + -o.

  1. Amusingly eccentric or irrational.

intj

Etymology: Etymology tree English whack Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English wack(y) English -o English wacko From wack(y) + -o.

  1. Hurrah!

    "Wacko! There's a whole pile of letters for me," Jennings cried excitedly, hopping from one foot to the other.

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English whack Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English wack(y) English -o English wacko From wack(y) + -o.

  1. An amusingly eccentric or irrational person.

    “Environmentalist wackos” — Mr. Limbaugh’s phrase — “want man to be responsible for it because they want to control your behavior,” the conservative host said on the show.