wack

1 [wak] Slang.

Origin:
1935–40; perhaps back formation from wacky

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wack

2 [wak]
verb (used with object), verb (used without object), noun
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a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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wack or wacker (wæk, ˈwækə) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
dialect (Liverpool), (Midland English) friend; pal: used chiefly as a term of address
 
[perhaps from dialect wack or whack to share out, hence one who shares, a friend]
 
wacker or wacker
 
n
 
[perhaps from dialect wack or whack to share out, hence one who shares, a friend]

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Slang Dictionary

whack definition


and wack
  1. tv.
    to strike someone or something. : Larry reached down and wacked the dog across the snout.
  2. n.
    a blow or hit (at someone or something). : She landed a nasty wack on his thigh.
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Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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w(h)ack (so) (out) definition


  1. tv.
    to kill somebody. (Underworld.) : Willie made another try at whacking Albert out last evening.
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w(h)ack (sth) (out) definition


  1. tv.
    to rob a place; to swindle a business establishment. (Underworld.) : Did your guys wack the church collection box?
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Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Example sentences
These animals have to be controlled, otherwise the ecological balance of the whole region goes out of wack.
The structure of pay in today's corporations is totally out of wack.
Incessant high pitched, screeching wacky-wack calls.
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