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1
as in bizarre
different from the ordinary in a way that causes curiosity or suspicion
raised by an uncle with a rather wacky philosophy of parenting
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2
as in psychotic
having or showing a very abnormal or sick state of mind
a series of bizarre letters that the killer sent to the police, detailing his wacky, disturbed view of the world
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as in silly
showing or marked by a lack of good sense or judgment
one club member whose wacky ideas for fund-raisers usually produced groans
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Recent Examples of wacky
Gaga calls the cats by the wrong names, plays Connect Four by her own rules, makes wacky lunches, walks backward to the park and reads books upside-down.
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Megan Gambino, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Dec. 2024
Some powerful, important trends are still ongoing, some wacky ones are thankfully disappearing, and others are brand-new.
—Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2025
With Faber out, the Wild rallied behind him for a wacky 6-4 victory.
—Michael Russo, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
Colin Farrell was pretty much a shoo-in to win for The Penguin (movie star doing TV, buzzy HBO project, three hours of prosthetics each day, and that wacky gabagool voice), although Andrew Scott arguably did more nuanced and ferocious work in Ripley.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 6 Jan. 2025
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Megan Gambino, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Dec. 2024
Some powerful, important trends are still ongoing, some wacky ones are thankfully disappearing, and others are brand-new.
—Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2025
With Faber out, the Wild rallied behind him for a wacky 6-4 victory.
—Michael Russo, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
Colin Farrell was pretty much a shoo-in to win for The Penguin (movie star doing TV, buzzy HBO project, three hours of prosthetics each day, and that wacky gabagool voice), although Andrew Scott arguably did more nuanced and ferocious work in Ripley.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 6 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wacky
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By Judy Berman January 17, 2025 6:00 AM EST The spectacular finale of Severance’s first season introduced a love triangle more bizarre than New Order could ever have imagined.—
Judy Berman,
TIME,
17 Jan. 2025
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Duran Duran has paid tribute to the late American filmmaker David Lynch, whose brilliant and bizarre films laid the inspirational groundwork for a young Nick Rhodes.—
Lars Brandle,
Billboard,
17 Jan. 2025
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The counselor also told police Trotman had had a previous psychotic break in which he was found wandering the woods.—
Peter Hermann,
Washington Post,
7 Feb. 2023
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Lewis prescribed Price anti-psychotic medication after a mental health referral Sept. 1.—
Thomas Saccente,
Arkansas Online,
17 Jan. 2023
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The Couple Next Door The Bottom Line PG-13 partner-swapping upstaged by silly thriller subplots.—
Daniel Fienberg,
The Hollywood Reporter,
17 Jan. 2025
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In the unreliable reality the older Owen inhabits, his favorite childhood show was in fact silly, sloppy, and decidedly low-stakes.—
Samantha Allen,
Them,
14 Jan. 2025
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But every character involved has a charmingly eccentric quirk—an eye patch, an obsession with drapes, an ever-present log, an affinity for doughnuts and cherry pie.—
Emma Stefansky,
The Atlantic,
22 Jan. 2025
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My entire childhood, I was surrounded by all of the beautiful, eccentric people who lived in this city.—
Allure Editors,
Allure,
17 Jan. 2025
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Williamson said earlier this week that his hamstring is completely healed, but his mental state remains a work in progress.—
oregonlive,
oregonlive,
13 Apr. 2023
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Sign up That Torrance pushed Vial and Eduardo to such mental anguish does not surprise immigrant-justice advocates.—
María Inés Taracena,
The New Republic,
12 Apr. 2023
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Paleontologists have known something strange happened between the end of the Triassic Period and the beginning of the Jurassic for the better part of a century.—
Riley Black,
Smithsonian Magazine,
22 Jan. 2025
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The current situation with Lenovo’s Legion Go S is a strange one.—
Jason Evangelho,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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Your voice is insane.—
Mary Colurso | mcolurso@al.com,
al,
4 Apr. 2023
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The Republican and right-wing reaction is just insane.—
Michael Tomasky,
The New Republic,
31 Mar. 2023
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Ironically, its only real payoff is its surreal magnitude of Drake-centricity (down to casting a look-alike), which largely ends up being absurd and hilarious thanks to events entirely outside of the film’s purview.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
28 Jan. 2025
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Courts should continue to quickly reject his absurd, insulting, and ahistorical legal arguments, which violate the clear text of the 14th Amendment.—
Elizabeth Wydra and Nina Henry,
Newsweek,
28 Jan. 2025
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