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wacky

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wacky /ˈwaki / (also whacky)
adjective
( wackier, wackiest; whackier, whackiest)
informal funny or amusing in a slightly odd or peculiar way:
a wacky chase movie.
– DERIVATIVES
wackily /ˈwakɪli / (also whackily) adverb
wackiness /ˈwakinɪs / (also whackiness) noun
– ORIGIN mid 19th century (originally dialect): from the noun whack + -y1.
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