Wack

/ˈwæk/ · adjective

Meaning

(originally African-American Vernacular, slang) Annoyingly or disappointingly bad, in various senses; lousy, corny, cringy, uncool, messed up..

Definitions by Sense

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

Example Sentences

Every record they ever made was straight-up wack.

Ya'll are so 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."

"No, no, no," James said Wednesday (via ESPN). "That's wack. That's wack. Why? You got to earn your spot to be in the postseason. No consolation for finishing last. That's corny. That’s corny. That's wack. To play for what? What are they playing for?"

"He's so wack for that," Jeffryes said of Prescott. "As a black man you should want to speak out against police brutality and racial injustice. You have a black father. One day you will have black children."

While it's not clear what the offending post was that resulted in removal, it is evident that he's not happy about the decision. "I'm done with Instagram this shit is wack,' he wrote.

Or, just as likely: Bobby thinks that guy is wack and sucks at Fortnite, and he doesn't accept Ryland's friend request. Next game, he'll go for the shotgun.

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• wacker
• wackest
• whack
• wacks

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