Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wacko

/ˈwæ.koʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.38 in modern English

Syllables: wacko
IPA: /ˈwæ.koʊ/

14

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Amusingly eccentric or irrational.

Derogatory; Informal; Slang

noun

An amusingly eccentric or irrational person.

Derogatory; Slang

intj

British usage; Dated

Example Sentences

"“Environmentalist wackos” — Mr. Limbaugh’s phrase — “want man to be responsible for it because they want to control your behavior,” the conservative host said on the show."
""Wacko! There's a whole pile of letters for me," Jennings cried excitedly, hopping from one foot to the other."

Etymology

Etymology tree English whack Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English wack(y) Latin ō Old French ohbor. Middle English o English O ▲ Middle English o English oh English -o English wacko From wack(y) + -o.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈwæ.koʊ/
British English: /ˈwæ.kəʊ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

more wacko (comparative) most wacko (superlative) whacko (alternative) wackos (plural) wackoes (plural)

Synonyms

kooky oddballish pixilated aberrant abnormal anomalous balmy barmy bizarre crackpot cranky eccentric

Rhymes With

sacco jacko bracco whacko chacko lacko tobacco taco paco tacho

Questions

How do you pronounce wacko?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈwæ.koʊ/.
What does wacko mean?: Amusingly eccentric or irrational.
Where does wacko come from?: Etymology tree English whack Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English wack(y) Latin ō Old French ohbor. Middle English o English O ▲ Middle English o English oh English -o English wacko From wack(y) + -o.

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