- a variation of wacky.
whacky
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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
Julia's inspiration came from the mud of mid Wales where the "whacky" showpiece had become a bucket list event for alternative thrill-seekers.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2023
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
Dimming switches also don’t mesh with smart bulbs as dimming disrupts the power to the bulb, making it do whacky things like flicker or go unresponsive.
From The Verge ● Jun. 14, 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
