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Meaning of "whacko" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WHACKO

whacko  [ˌwæˈkəʊ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WHACKO

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Whacko is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES WHACKO MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Whack-O!

Whack-O! was a British sitcom TV series starring Jimmy Edwards, written by Frank Muir and Denis Norden, and broadcast from 1956 to 1960 and 1971 to 1972. The series ran on the BBC from 1956 to 1960 and from 1971 to 1972. Edwards took the part of Professor James Edwards, M.A., the drunken, gambling, devious, cane-swishing headmaster who tyrannised staff and children at Chiselbury public school. The Edwards character bore more than a passing resemblance to Sergeant Bilko as he tried to swindle the children out of their pocket money to finance his many schemes. The first six episodes were subtitled "Six of the Best". In 1959 a film was made based on the show, called Bottoms Up!. The series was revived in colour with updated scripts in 1971-1972, slightly retitled Whacko!. In all, it ran for a total of 60 episodes, with 47 of B&W and 13 colour, of 30 minutes each. There were three special shorts. There was also a radio version, on the Light Programme, 45 episodes of 30 minutes broadcast from May 1961 till July 1963, with Vera Lynn starring as herself in the second episode.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WHACKO


Accho
ɑːˈkəʊ
Bamako
ˌbæməˈkəʊ
banco
ˈbæŋkəʊ
Changchiak´ou
ˈtʃæŋˈtʃjɑːˈkəʊ
Changchiakow
ˈtʃæŋˈtʃjɑːˈkəʊ
chico
ˈtʃiːkəʊ
cisco
ˈsɪskəʊ
coco
ˈkəʊkəʊ
disco
ˈdɪskəʊ
echo
ˈɛkəʊ
eco
ˈiːkəʊ
Franco
ˈfræŋkəʊ
Glencoe
ɡlɛnˈkəʊ
joco
dʒəʊˈkəʊ
loco
ˈləʊkəʊ
Mexico
ˈmɛksɪˌkəʊ
Monaco
ˈmɒnəˌkəʊ
morocco
məˈrɒkəʊ
Moscow
ˈmɒskəʊ
poco
ˈpəʊkəʊ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WHACKO

wha
whack
whack off
whacked
whacker
whacking
whacky
whae
whaikorero
whakairo
whakapapa
whale
whale calf
whale catcher
whale oil
whale shark
whale watching
whaleback
whaleboat
whalebone

WORDS THAT END LIKE WHACKO

bucko
chocko
decko
gecko
jocko
mud gecko
shacko
sicko
socko
thicko
wacko
yucko

Synonyms and antonyms of whacko in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «whacko» into 25 languages

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Translator English - Chinese

whacko
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

whacko
570 millions of speakers

English

whacko
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

whacko
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

whacko
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

замкнуло
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

whacko
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

whacko
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

whacko
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Whacko
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

whacko
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

whacko
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

저놈
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Whacko
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

whacko
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

whacko
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

व्हेको
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

whacko
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

whacko
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

whacko
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

замкнуло
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

whacko
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

whacko
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

whacko
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

whacko
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

whacko
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of whacko

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WHACKO»

The term «whacko» is regularly used and occupies the 70.062 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WHACKO» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about whacko

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WHACKO»

Discover the use of whacko in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to whacko and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Whacko the Chook
Maybe I need a friend. So Whacko went out to find one This hilarious picture book from the successful partnership of Mark Svendsen and Ben Redlich follows the adventures of Whacko the Chook as she searches for a friend.
Mark Nestor Svendsen, 2007
2
Dr. Whacko's guide to slow-pitch softball
Uses imaginary stories about the Mouth Breathers, a softball team, to explain the fundamentals of hitting, pitching, playing the field, and baseball strategy
Bruce Brown, 1991
3
Go Fore Greens or Gopher Greens
“Chipping golf balls,” writes Whacko, turning his head so as to not blow any cigar smoke in the cop's face. The cop reads Whacko's note,tearsit from hisnote pad, wadsit up, and throwsitonthe ground. Thecop writesa newnoteto Whacko and ...
Rober Ayres, 2009
4
Whacko!
Novel for late primary and early high school-age readers.
David Caddy, 2001
5
Anything Goes
I said, “The drip . . . the unordinary Dr Whacko, my surgical chief, put it up with his own not-so-fair hands.” That silenced him for a while. He then induced a state of narcosis (where one sees the leprechauns) in the patient, whose head was ...
Martin Dec, 2011
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The Magic Mirror
He then began chasing the other children waving the twisted scarf in the air like a lasso and shouting “Whacko, whacko, whacko”. “Run Cole” shouted David, “I'm coming after you”. David chased Cole along the street whilst swinging the ...
P S Henry
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Madame Bovary's Haberdashery:
Sister. whacko. welcomes. the. new. grade. twos. with. a. melody. 'I am going to play a hymn and if you know what it is I do not want you to say so until I ask you afterwards. Iwillplay it alltheway through.Listenand nobody speak.' A suburban ...
Maurilia Meehau, 2013
8
Wordbook of Australian Idiom: Aussie Slang
... complete wacko' whacko good Exclamation of delight for a good happening— ' Whacko you beaut or whacko you little beauty' whacko joy An expression indicating extreme joy or pleasure— 'Whacko the diddlio'—(did-lee-o)' whacks Divide ...
Kerrin P. Rowe, 2005
9
Why Is Murder on the Menu, Anyway? (Mills & Boon M&B)
“Yourmother, aswe bothknow, is a whacko.” I nod. “Whacko enough to use amen's room whenthe ladies' room is occupied. Whacko enough to take a dead man's ring from where it waslefton a sink ledge in that men's bathroom. Whacko ...
Stevi Mittman, 2014
10
Caveman Chemistry: 28 Projects, from the Creation of Fire to ...
That's when something in his mind connectified the busted rocks with those bones and he just went whacko on them until they were all busted into pieces. And you know, there was meat inside! Now you might call it an accident, or you might ...
Kevin M. Dunn, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WHACKO»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term whacko is used in the context of the following news items.
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Editorial Cartoon: Whacko, TX
Editorial Cartoon: Whacko, TX was written by Bill Day for PoliticusUSA. © PoliticusUSA, Fri ... 3 Responses to Editorial Cartoon: Whacko, TX. Judy M. Sat, May ... «PoliticusUSA, May 15»
2
Whacko for Franco: Phillies 6, Diamondbacks 0
The Phillies did it, they swept the Diamondbacks, and all it cost was Sean O'Sullivan's throat. Tweet Share on Twitter Share Share on Facebook Pin ... «The Good Phight, May 15»
3
Whacko cop picks wrong target in Phuket
PHUKET: — A policeman, currently not on active duty, gave Phuket Governor Nisit Jansomwong and his personal driver and assistant a nasty fright on Tuesday ... «ThaiVisa News, May 15»
4
Good, whacko, slamming-doors sense
#But in the good, whacko, slamming-doors sense. Paul Slade Smith's two-act script has absolutely no redeeming social value, and he goes for silliness where ... «San Diego Reader, Apr 15»
5
Right Wing Whacko Says The Government Should Make …
Glenn Beck recently had David Barton on his show for an hour-long discussion. Barton is widely known for his anti-gay views. In the interview, Barton tried to pull ... «Ring of Fire, Apr 15»
6
More SC Enviro Whacko Spin
More SC Enviro Whacko Spin. AND MORE HYPOCRISY … || By FITSNEWS || South Carolina's environmental movement should be a thriving, credible force for ... «FITSNews, Mar 15»
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Watch: Lawmaker Says Obama Has Gone 'Completely Whacko' With …
Rep. Don Young (R-Alaska) teed off on President Barack Obama on Monday for his attempt to designate millions of acres of land in his home state, a move that ... «TheBlaze.com, Jan 15»
8
Boob jokes and mob bosses in Bag&Baggage's whacko Christmas …
Jessica Geffen, right, and Gary Strong rehearse A Miracle on 43rd St. The play is loosely based on the actual text of the Lux Radio Theatre's live broadcast of ... «OregonLive.com, Nov 14»
9
IdeaMalta from a 'whacko' party
In the past days, the Nationalist Party organized a national convention on the theme IdeaMalta. Perhaps, it would have been better had it been termed IdeaPN, ... «Malta Independent Online, Oct 14»
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WHACKO JACKO'S MONDO BIZARRO LOVE TRIANGLE
An “insanely jealous” MICHAEL JACKSON destroyed a romance between one of his nieces and a man who has accused the late pop star of sexual abuse, The ... «The National Enquirer, Sep 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Whacko [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/whacko>. May 2024 ».
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