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zany

adjective as in crazy, funny

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The cartoonist weaves in his own reflections on American history—and includes some zanier episodes more in keeping with the spirit of “Zippy.”

The MLB postseason, which begins on Tuesday, is often described as a “crapshoot”—a zany, monthlong gauntlet where chaos reigns supreme and the best team in the regular season rarely wins.

His rendition, which often presents the president as a zany stand-up comedian slinging joke after joke, has won wide respect in the comedy world, and anchored SNL’s political takes for the last four seasons.

The band was riding high on their new single, the chart-topping “Help!” and the group’s zany new film of the same title was set to open in New York City on August 11.

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"We want to see the outrageous, the zany, but at the same time, we don't want it to be so removed from our lives that we can't relate at all," she said.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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