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adj
Annoyingly or disappointingly bad, in various senses; lousy, corny, cringy, uncool, messed up.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: slang
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name
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
An eccentric; an oddball; a weirdo.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
PCP, phencyclidine (as also whack).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated
Qualifier: 70s drug slang
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noun
A friendly term of address.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK
Qualifier: Liverpool
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Synonyms: pal, mate
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History
Back-formation from wacky. Alternatively, possibly a blend of white + black, in the sense that it may appear black on the outside, but it's really white on the inside. Compare oreo.
Clipping of wacker (“a Liverpudlian; a resident of Liverpool, England”).
Across languages
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
