zany

In British politics, Hilton earned a reputation as a zany but genius marketer who pushed the Conservative Party to embrace same-sex marriage and climate-friendlier policies.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026

In our current everyone-with-a-phone-is-a-critic culture, this may sound like a particular flavor of zany.

From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2026

As a zany critique of authoritarian cults, the novel is superficially relevant.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026

The very next morning, the BBC called to say they were blown away by the song's zany energy and its Euro-friendly lyrics about ditching an office job to take a mini-break in Germany.

From BBC ● May 14, 2026

And just like that, as he stared at them, the idea came, an idea as zany as they were.

From "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli

Hoping to sink the father’s chances, Al saddles LeBron with the beloved zanies Bugs, Daffy, Sylvester et al.

From New York Times ● Jul. 14, 2021

Missing were the usual cast of zanies dressed in wedding gowns and super hero costumes jostling with the beat writers to get their questions heard.

From Reuters ● Jan. 27, 2020

So it's fair to say that James Corden and his successor, Owain Arthur, in Richard Bean's barnstorming comic play One Man, Two Guvnors are zanies in the true sense of the word.

From The Guardian ● Jun. 5, 2012

McDonagh's zanies are grotesques devoid of decency or basic deductive skills.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 25, 2010

Why, bless thy gentle heart, good man, I want to turn his farthings into round gold crowns--if thou and thine infernal hot shoe do not make zanies of us all!

From Master Skylark by John Bennett

“Hoppers” features zanier cartoon comedy and less tear-inducing pathos than audiences may expect from the studio behind “Up.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 7, 2026

The last time Salon cracked wise at the offerings listed among Oprah’s Favorite Things or the zanier items in Goop’s holiday gift guide was in 2019.

From Salon ● Nov. 4, 2023

The Shriners would become known for their philanthropy — funding children’s hospitals — but they would also be known for their zanier side: donning fezzes and zipping around in tiny cars.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 25, 2023

The storefront colors were zanier, the clothes tighter, the music louder.

From New York Times ● Dec. 13, 2016

While it’s zanier than other current political dramas, like “House of Cards,” it still has a serious point to make.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 13, 2016

I’d also be lying if I said that was the only reason my husband and I share our lives with two of nature’s zaniest comics instead of a herd of small humans.

From Salon ● Jul. 31, 2024

But Hurley, perhaps the zaniest and most entertaining sideline presence in a sport of big-personality coaches, did more clapping than crazed gesticulating during this run.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 4, 2023

“It could win best picture and it’s the zaniest idea out there,” Lord says.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 21, 2023

He has some of the zaniest lines, and Sprouse is delightfully game for all of them.

From New York Times ● Jun. 16, 2022

Imagine you’re a kid again and given an unlimited budget to build and race the zaniest Hot Wheels track you could possibly imagine.

From The Verge ● Dec. 27, 2021