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wacky

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++wack·y, whacky /ˈwæki/ adjective informal  STUPID/NOT SENSIBLEsilly in an exciting or amusing way 疯疯癫癫的;古怪的;荒唐的 SYN crazy a wonderfully wacky idea 一个非常可笑的古怪想法wackiness noun [uncountable]
Examples from the Corpus
wackyWould you rather put up with your condition than subject yourself to these wacky cures?My guess is that you could dig up wacky facts about any animal, fruit or mineral you choose to look at.And white jocks at the time were more into wacky humor.I don't want to make the novel sound wacky, let alone conspiratorial.And some records are more wacky than others.
Origin wacky (1800-1900) → WHACK1
wack·y adjectiveChineseSyllable
way or silly amusing in exciting an Corpus


wacky
wacky , whacky /ˈwæki/ adjective informal
 Date: 1800-1900
 Origin: whack1
silly in an exciting or amusing way
   SYN  crazy:
    a wonderfully wacky idea
—wackiness noun [uncountable]


wacky (also whacky) BrE /ˈwæki/ 🔊NAmE /ˈwæki/ 🔊 adjective (wack·ier, wacki·est) (informal) funny or amusing in a slightly crazy way 古怪的;滑稽可笑的;疯疯癫癫的 SYN zany wacky ideas滑稽可笑的想法Some of his friends are pretty wild and wacky characters. 他的一些朋友是那种放荡不羁又怪里怪气的人。🔊🔊