wacko (ˈwækəʊ
) informal
Definitions
adjective
- mad or eccentric
noun
Word forms: plural, wackos
- a mad or eccentric person
Word Origin
C20: back formation from wackyUsage examples
"As I said, it's going to sound wacko , but I guess we're both used to that by now, yes?
, COLDHEART CANYON (2001)But so do many Muslim women and metropolitan cyclists, neither of whom are generally regarded as wacko.
Spiked (2003)Marty interviewed wacko Jacko for an ITV1 documentary in which the fading pop star admitted letting boys sleep in his bed.
Edmonton Sun (2003)WHAT a wacko claim from SNP crown contender Mike Russell that he could lead them from outside Parliament.
Sun, News of the World (2004)We went into it innocently: we just thought, ``Fucking hell, that's wacko.
, THE LAST PARTY: Britpop, Blair and the demise of English rock (2003)