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Wacky
is always a great word to know.
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| not working, completely messed up, bungled, confused |
| a person who publicizes or praises something or someone for reasons of self-interest, personal profit, or friendship or loyalty |
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wacky
"crazy, eccentric," 1935, variant of whacky (n.) "fool," late 1800s British slang, probably ultimately from whack "a blow, stroke," from the notion of being whacked on the head one too many times. Wack "crazy person" is a 1938 back-formation; extended form wacko is recorded from 1977. Wack in slang sense
EXPANDof "worthless, stupid," is attested from late 1990s.
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