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Wack

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
wæk

Definitions

  1. An eccentric; an oddball; a weirdo.
  2. A friendly term of address.
    UK
  3. A surname.
  4. PCP, phencyclidine (as also whack).

Equivalents

Françaiswack
Русскийчудак
7 more languages
العربيةالصّديق
Bosanskiчудак
Hrvatskiчудак
Српскичудак
Svenskagalning
Tiếng Việthuỵch

Examples

“A few well chosen words such as "Let's be having you wack!", works wonders. The dockers know⟳ that they've got a Scouse to deal⟳ with. I'm not saying that a Southerner couldn't handle⟳ the situation, but the job might well take⟳ longer.”
“Leading Seaman Hanlon, a tough young man from the Liverpool docks, greeted him with, 'Wot's up with you, wack? Lost yer bleeding maor summat?'”
“One of the young men stepped forward⟳ to explain⟳. It was obviously an enthusiasm of his. 'Hey, Wack, gerron wiv it, eh?'”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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