ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Wack

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈwæk/ · Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Wack is an adjective meaning An eccentric; an oddball; a weirdo.

Meaning

An eccentric; an oddball; a weirdo.

More Meanings

  1. (UK, Liverpool) A friendly term of address.
  2. (originally African-American Vernacular, slang) Annoyingly or disappointingly bad, in various senses; lousy, corny, cringy, uncool, messed up.
  3. (dated, 70s drug slang) PCP, phencyclidine (as also whack).

Example Sentences

Ya'll are so wack.
Every record they ever made was straight-up wack.
The next day, Phonte gets in, and I let him hear the song, and he goes, 'This dude is wack, but what’s up with that beat though?' And I said, 'It's ours.'
When TMZ asked Bieber whether he can listen to The Weeknd’s music, the pop superstar replied, "Hell no I can’t listen to a Weeknd song. That shit's wack."

Word Forms

Synonyms for wack

Depending on context, synonyms include wackjob, wacko, pal, mate.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include hinky, insane, psycho, kooky, daffy, crazy.

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