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   What does wackadoo mean?

   • wackadoo (plural wackadoos) (slang) A crazy person; wacko. Still, she felt like a wackadoo sometimes, even if she knew she was too hard on herself; she should cut herself some slack. "If you know anything about the wackadoo who cut that girl up, I want to hear it. I'll be inside," he said, and walked away.

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   What are some wackadoo words?

   • Other words include cuntish, crap shoot, and DIYer. The Oxford English Dictionary added over 900 new words, phrases and senses in its March 2014 update. Here are some of the more wackadoo entries. Bestie (n.): a person's best friend; a very close friend. Wackadoodle (adj.): crazy, mad; eccentric.

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   What does wackadoodle mean?

   • Wackadoodle describes someone or something as eccentric, wrongheaded, bizarre, or foolish, generally in an amusing way and with a mildly dismissive tone. Where does wackadoodle come from? Hopefully no one as ever called you a wackadoodle: It means they aren’t taking you seriously.

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   When was wackadoo first used?

   • The earliest known use of the word wackadoo is in the 1950s. OED's earliest evidence for wackadoo is from 1958, in the New Yorker. wackadoo is apparently a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymons: wacky adj.; wack n.1 & adj.; wacko adj.

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   Jun 2, 2024 · wackadoo (plural wackadoos) (slang) A crazy person; wacko. Still, she felt like a wackadoo sometimes, even if she knew she was too hard on herself; she should cut herself some slack. "If you know anything about the wackadoo who cut that girl up, I want to hear it. I'll be inside," he said, and walked away.

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   Aug 22, 2018 · What does wackadoodle mean? Wackadoodle describes someone or something as eccentric, wrongheaded, bizarre, or foolish, generally in an amusing way and with a mildly dismissive tone.

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   noun [ C ] US informal uk / ˈwæk.əˌduː.d ə l / us / ˈwæk.əˌduː.d ə l /. a person whose behaviour is strange and different from that of most people, or who does, says, or believes things that are not based on reason: He may be a wackadoodle, but he's not guilty of any crime. More examples.

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   Mar 18, 2014 · Wackadoodle (adj.): crazy, mad; eccentric. Katherine Connor Martin, Head of US dictionaries, explained that "similar sounding nonsense words" like wackadoo and wackadoodle "were used as refrains in popular songs like Doo Wacka Doo in the early 20th century."

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   /ˈ (h)wækəˌdu/ HWACK-uh-doo. See pronunciation. Where does the word wackadoo come from? Earliest known use. 1950s. The earliest known use of the word wackadoo is in the 1950s. OED's earliest evidence for wackadoo is from 1958, in the New Yorker. wackadoo is apparently a variant or alteration of another lexical item.

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   Apr 6, 2022 · Wackadoo or wackadoodle means a crazy person. Someone who acts in a wacky or outlandish way. The opposite would be someone reserved or boring. It is by default an insult but could also be used in a joking or complimentary way.

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   Wackadoo Definition. Meanings. Definition Source. Word Forms. Adjective. Noun. Filter. adjective. (slang) Crazy, wacky.