wacko

Off-the-wall person

Wacko is informal for a crazy or eccentric person: Some wacko called the office three times today.

As an adjective, it describes irrational or bizarre behavior: a wacko conspiracy theory.

The word is dismissive rather than clinical—you might call someone wacko for beliefs you find absurd, not for genuine mental illness.

pejorative

nutjob

Slang for unstable person

  • psychoSlang for unstable person
  • lunaticDeranged or irrational person
  • maniacViolently deranged person

crackpot · madman · freak · nutter · loony · kook · oddball · whacko · crazed · unhinged

Categories
Opposites
mental stability

wackosane

Mentally healthy, clearheaded

balanced · sound · well-adjusted · lucid · stable

social conformity/normalcy

wackonormal

Conforming to standard

sane · usual · conventional · ordinary · mainstream

judgment quality

wackosensible

Showing good judgment

reasonable · rational · sane · wise · judicious

Phrases
Family

wacky, wackos, wackiness, wackily, wackoes

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG