whackos
Mentally unhinged individuals
Whackos is the plural of whacko, an informal and mildly disparaging term for people considered crazy, eccentric, or irrational.
It often appears in contexts where someone dismisses a group's beliefs or behavior as absurd: The comment section was full of conspiracy whackos.
The spelling whacko is interchangeable with wacko, though wacko is more common.
Both derive from wacky, suggesting zany or unpredictable behavior.
Deranged or irrational person
- maniacViolently deranged person
- psychoSlang for unstable person
- madmanDangerously unstable person
- nutjobSlang for unstable person
loony · basket case · headcase · deranged · unhinged · delusional · paranoid · schizo
Eccentric individual
- weirdoPeculiar person, dismissively
- crackpotEccentric with strange ideas
- kookEccentric or strange person
- nutcaseEccentric or deranged person
fruitcake · screwball · crank · misfit · nonconformist · maverick · outsider · individualist
Overly zealous person
- zealotObsessive cause supporter
- radicalRoot-indicating symbol
- crackpotEccentric with strange ideas
- tinfoil hatAlleged telepathy shield
truther · conspiracist · doomsayer · cultist · fringe · militant · fundamentalist · wingnut
lunatic
Deranged or irrational person
nutjob · loony · basket case · headcase · deranged · unhinged · delusional · paranoid · schizo · mental case
oddball
Eccentric individual
- weirdoPeculiar person, dismissively
- crackpotEccentric with strange ideas
- kookEccentric or strange person
nutcase · fruitcake · screwball · crank · misfit · nonconformist · maverick · outsider · individualist · bohemian
fanatic
Overly zealous person
tinfoil hat · truther · conspiracist · doomsayer · cultist · fringe · militant · fundamentalist · wingnut · firebrand
goofball
Amiable fool
prankster · madcap · wild one · cutup · class clown · joker · goof · silly · antic · slapstick
whackosconformists
Those obeying social norms
straight arrows · regular people · normies · regular folks · ordinary people
whackosreasonable people
Those amenable to logic
voice of reason · pragmatists · cool heads · realists · moderates
- weed whackerHandheld lawn edging tool
- whacked offCut off forcefully
- whacking offMale solo sexual act
- whacks offManually self-stimulates genitals
- whacky tobaccyRhyming slang for cannabis
whacked, whacking, whacks, whacker, whackers, whacky, whacko, whackoes, out-of-whack