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wacko

[wak-oh] / ˈwæk oʊ /






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Some days nobody wants to talk to you because they know there’s going to be some wacko on the other side.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 10, 2026

In April, he was expelled from the House of Commons for calling the prime minister a "wacko".

From BBC Jan. 8, 2025

But the most wacko commentary came from former San Bernardino County sheriff’s Deputy Meagan McCarthy.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 4, 2025

"We obviously can't be surprised if we lose. We're not that wacko," he told the outlet.

From Salon Nov. 18, 2022

He thought maybe he should act a little wacko, so everyone would believe that he’d been freaked out by the notion of being closed in, cut off from the outside world.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

When wackos say this, I pay no attention.

From BBC Aug. 13, 2026

Ultimately he could not outrun the wackos in his own party?

From Salon Jan. 4, 2025

These wackos want to ruin everything about your life, but they don’t mind littering.

From Washington Times Nov. 20, 2023

"When we began working on this 12 years ago and talked about plastic fragments in water, people took us for wackos and now it is a recognised problem."

From Reuters Aug. 25, 2023

Maybe she puts this crumb under there before every new patient to sort out the true wackos.

From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell




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