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wack

adjective

ˈwak

Definition of wack

slang

as in wrong

falling short of a standard that movie was wack, even by the standards of popcorn flicks

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Recent Examples of wack In the film, Polsky seems unsure whether to view McCollum as a saint or a wack job. — Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025 Also, this photo of us is wack because in real life Kelly is about 1/16 my size. — Angela Andaloro, People.com, 29 July 2025 This psychotic wack job has lots of grievances against society, particularly those who are on the fringe and have nothing, unlike him whose luxury automobile represents a person who has it all and the security technology to keep it that way. — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 20 Mar. 2025 This psychotic wack job has lots of grievances against society, particularly those who are on the fringe and have nothing — unlike him, whose luxury automobile represents a person who has it all and the security technology to keep it that way. — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 20 Mar. 2025 That guessing game isn’t great when too much melatonin can lead to fatigue, dizziness, and confusion, among other wack side effects. — Ali Finney, SELF, 19 Apr. 2024 Nathan Fielder Is Keeping It Real Nathan Fielder was pretty wack this week on Jimmy Kimmel Live! — Vulture, 17 Nov. 2023 Lillard couldn’t be both the good locker room guy and try to get his wack teammates shipped out of town. — Corbin Smith, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2023 Tenant shall refrain from posting aggressive notes in building common areas about the wack job in Apartment 2B. — Sam Spero, The New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2023

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Adjective

The company’s investment in the hedge fund, as well as wrong-way bets in Asian equity markets, drove part of the losses, said the person, who asked not to be identified citing private details.

— Katherine Doherty, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2026
Maybe in this new era, more things will go right than wrong for the Mets.

— Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of wrong

Adjective

In that time seven states seceded from the Union, while lame-duck Pres.

— Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 Aug. 2026
The jokes are still wildly scattershot and frequently, knowingly lame; the production is still cheap and cheerfully scrappy; the whole ragged enterprise is still reliant on the evident affection and chemistry between its players to hold it together.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of lame

Adjective

Still, only 28% of readers said that AI use is unacceptable in all of the circumstances presented by the survey.

— Cameron Pugh, Christian Science Monitor, 12 Aug. 2026
Intervene Intervene means several signals—or one sufficiently consequential event—indicate probable deterioration or unacceptable outcomes.

— Gerald J. Leonard, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of unacceptable

Adjective

But tensions have opened up between data center boosters and some community organizations that want to see more jobs and economic benefits go to local residents, especially predominantly poor Hispanic farm and food processing workers.

— Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026
Conventional wisdom usually attributes those failures to changing markets, disruptive competitors, or poor leadership.

— Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of poor

Adjective

Sensing a disconnect or worse, a feeling of being forgotten, Campbell this summer invited some of the men who wrote those letters to campus.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
Dry weather periods are expected in Colorado, and wildfires tend to be worse during these times.

— Callie Zanandrie, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of bad

Adjective

Everybody is low, so the deficiency becomes normalized—‘normal’ is deficient.

— Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 9 Aug. 2026
Despite the copious downpour that led to flooding across many parts of the country in the past few weeks, India still faces the prospect of a deficient monsoon this year.

— Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of deficient

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