Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wackaging

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: wack-ag-ing
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Product packaging that uses quirky and eye-catching text or images to attract the buyer.

Informal; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Laidback labelling is here to stay. However normalised "wackaging" becomes, I just can't shake the feeling that talking food is best left to toddlers. Lucie Bright of Innocent is probably right that this cultural lightening up is, broadly, a good thing. But must we label food in such a self-consciously crazy way?"
"A mash up of wacky and packaging, wackaging is a way of marketing which makes everything 'such fun'! Or, in the case of dog food marketing, such natural, wholesome, everything-in-the-garden-is-rosy fun. That can of food you're serving up? From the picture on the side, you'd think it was lovingly prepared by the WI in a church hall kitchen."

Etymology

Blend of wacky + packaging.

Usage

Questions

What does wackaging mean?: Product packaging that uses quirky and eye-catching text or images to attract the buyer.
Where does wackaging come from?: Blend of wacky + packaging.

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