wack

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.2.1 Homophones 1.3 Adjective 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Translations 1.4.2 Synonyms

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Back-formation from wacky.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /wæk/, /ʍak/; SAMPA: /w{k/, /W{k/

[edit] Homophones

• whack (in accents with the wine-whine merger)

[edit] Adjective

wack (comparative wacker, superlative wackest)

1. (From hip-hop slang) bad (as in not good), inauthentic, of an inferior quality, contemptible, lacking integrity, inauthentic, lame, or strange.

   Every record they ever made was straight-up wack.

2. Egregious

[edit] Noun

wack (plural wacks)

1. An eccentric; an oddball; a weirdo.

[edit] Translations

• Finnish: kumma tyyppi, kummajainen, outo lintu

[edit] Synonyms

• wackjob
• wacko