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whacky

[hwak-ee, wak-ee] / ˈʰwæk i, ˈwæk i /


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Two elephants trudged across a makeshift football field at Mexico's Guadalajara Zoo in a whacky attempt to predict the score of the 2026 World Cup's opening game.

From Barron's Jun. 6, 2026

Instead of disseminating useful information and debating important ideas, the internet is too often used to promote whacky theories and titillate users with inane gossip.

From Salon Apr. 22, 2023

"My idea was about a mother-daughter duo who have dreams, but there is something wrong - the daughter's marriage is off. So, they come up with whacky ideas about fixing her marriage."

From BBC Aug. 11, 2022

His creativity inspires me, and I often find myself pitching my friends on whacky ideas in an attempt to recreate the environment that Kenny has created.

From The Verge Aug. 9, 2022

I hope he doesn't go off the deep end, and end up whacky.

From Suzy by Watson Parker

We did the easy ones first, like unlimited screens and sweets, stay up all night; but then we thought of some whackier ones.

From The Guardian Mar. 31, 2018

But Heffernan has long celebrated the aesthetic potential of the web’s whackier and more whimsical corners.

From Salon Jul. 4, 2016




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