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Wacky — (loco o alocado en inglés) puede referirse a: Wacky Wheels, es un juego de 3D. Wacky Worlds Creativity Studio, un videojuego educativo Wacky Races , el título en inglés de una serie de dibujos animados conocida como Los autos locos . Esta página… … Wikipedia Español
wacky — [adj] acting crazy absurd, balmy, crazed, crazy, daft, demented, deranged, eccentric, erratic, foolish, hare brained, insane, irrational, loony*, lunatic, mad, nuts*, nutty*, odd, preposterous, screwy*, silly, unpredictable, wild, zany*; concepts … New thesaurus
wacky — (also whacky) ► ADJECTIVE (wackier, wackiest) informal ▪ funny or amusing in a slightly odd way. DERIVATIVES wackily adverb wackiness noun. ORIGIN from WHACK(Cf. ↑whack) … English terms dictionary
wacky — ☆ wacky [wak′ē] adj. wackier, wackiest [< ? WHACK + Y2: cf. SLAP HAPPY ] Slang erratic, eccentric, or irrational wackily adv. wackiness n … English World dictionary
wacky — [[t]wæ̱ki[/t]] wackier, wackiest also whacky ADJ GRADED If you describe something or someone as wacky, you mean that they are eccentric, unusual, and often funny. [INFORMAL] ...a wacky new television comedy series... Wacky ideas are commonplace… … English dictionary
wacky — also whacky adjective (wackier; est) Etymology: perhaps from English dialect whacky fool Date: circa 1935 absurdly or amusingly eccentric or irrational ; crazy < wacky ideas > < a wacky comedian > • wackily adverb • … New Collegiate Dictionary
wacky — UK [ˈwækɪ] / US adjective Word forms wacky : adjective wacky comparative wackier superlative wackiest informal funny, or silly Derived word: wackiness noun uncountable … English dictionary
wacky — /ˈwæki/ (say wakee) adjective (wackier, wackiest) Chiefly US Colloquial erratic, irrational, or unconventional; crazy: *The action of the novel involves zany and wacky events featuring bizarre madcap people –rosetta montrose, 1991. Also, whacky,… …
Wacky — Wacke Wack e, Wacky Wack y, n. [G. wacke, MHG. wacke a large stone, OHG. waggo a pebble.] (Geol.) A soft, earthy, dark colored rock or clay derived from the alteration of basalt. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wacky — wackily, adv. wackiness, n. /wak ee/, adj., wackier, wackiest. Slang. odd or irrational; crazy: They had some wacky plan for selling more books. Also, whacky. [1935 40; appar. WHACK (n., as in out of whack) + Y1] * * * … Universalium
