wack

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wack

 (wăk) Slang
n.
A person regarded as eccentric.
adj. wack·er, wack·est
Very bad: walked out of a really wack movie.

[Back-formation from wacky.]
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wack

(wæk) or

wacker

n
dialect Liverpool and Midland English friend; pal: used chiefly as a term of address
[perhaps from dialect wack or whack to share out, hence one who shares, a friend]
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wack

(wæk)
Slang. n.
1. wacko.
adj.
2. very bad: All drugs are bad, but crack is wack.
[1935–40; perhaps back formation from wacky]
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Translations

wack

n (Brit inf: as address) → Kumpel m (inf)
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SYD THA KYD: The thing about Thebe is that he appreciates the wack of the wackest.
One commentator said: "this by FAR IS THE WACKEST SCENARIO I HAVE EVER SEEN...both these guys are weak for this..i'm done with both of them...FLOYD I WILL NOT PAY TO SEE YOU FIGHT ANYBODY BUT MANNY PACQUIO....and everybody else should do the same....its time for the fans TO DICTATE WHO FIGHTS WHO...NOT THESE F***D IN THE HEAD GREEDY PROMOTERS."
He was grinding it again to get a good fide away when the wackest human ever appeared and stood in the line of fire with his celly and a condescending grin on his wack face.