wack
/wæk/
noun
🇬🇧 UK
/wæk/
🇺🇸 US
/wæk/
Meaning
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Meaning 1 · noun
An eccentric; an oddball; a weirdo.
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Meaning 2 · adjective
Egregious.
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Meaning 3 · adjective
Bad (not good), inauthentic, of an inferior quality, contemptible, lacking integrity, lame, or strange.
“Every record they ever made was straight-up wack.”
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Meaning 4 · adjective
Crazy, mad, insane.
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Meaning 5 · adjective
Cool, bizarre, and potentially scary.
How this word is used
- Everyday “Every record they ever made was straight-up wack.”
- Academic “In academic writing, “wack” can carry a precise technical sense.”
- Business “In business contexts, “wack” should be used only when the meaning is unambiguous.”
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