WACKY
What does "WACKY" mean?
Amusingly or strikingly odd, eccentric, or absurd.
Meanings
- Funny in a crazy or unconventional way; comically eccentric. Her wacky inventions never worked but always made us laugh. informal
Word origin
From British dialect 'whacky' (a fool), probably from 'whack' (a blow), with the old notion that an eccentric person had been struck on the head.
Remember it
WACKY sounds like 'whack-y' - imagine someone whacked on the head acting goofy, the dialect image the word actually grew from.
A little poem
His tie spun like a propeller in the rain;
wacky out the door - quietly sane again.
couplet
Wordplay
- My friend opened a store that only sells crooked furniture. The reviews call it wacky - but I think it just doesn't sit right.
What it teaches
Wacky is sanity that stopped apologizing; the joke is on whoever assumes it's an accident.
Quick facts
What does WACKY mean?
Amusingly or strikingly odd, eccentric, or absurd.
Is WACKY a valid word?
Yes — WACKY is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is WACKY?
WACKY has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does WACKY come from?
From British dialect 'whacky' (a fool), probably from 'whack' (a blow), with the old notion that an eccentric person had been struck on the head.
What can WACKY teach us?
Wacky is sanity that stopped apologizing; the joke is on whoever assumes it's an accident.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.