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wacked


Meanings
  • Verb

    1. To hit or strike with force; knock down.

    - "He wacked the nail into the wall."
    - "The baseball player wacked the ball out of the park."
  • Verb

    2. (informal, often used as a past tense of whack) To find extremely amusing or entertaining.

    - "That joke really wacks me up."
    - "The comedian's performance wacked us all out."

Rhymes
Words rhyming with wacked
hack , whack , crack , slack
Variants
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wacked-out , whacked-out
Etymology
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Originally meant 'to hit' or 'to strike'. The second meaning, 'to find extremely amusing or entertaining', is believed to have originated in the 1960s.


Trivia
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  1. 'Wacked' is sometimes used as a euphemism for being high on drugs.

  2. The term 'wack job' originated from the second definition of 'wacked'.


Related Concepts
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  1. hit: Related to hitting or striking, as in the first definition of 'wacked'.

  2. amuse: Related to finding something entertaining or amusing, as in the second definition of 'wacked'.


Culture
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The second meaning of 'wacked' has been used extensively in popular culture, particularly in music and comedy. For example, it is a common term in hip hop culture.

How to Memorize "wacked"

  1. visualize

    - Visualize someone swinging a baseball bat and hitting a ball, or imagine hitting a nail with a hammer.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word 'wacked' with the feeling of amusement or entertainment.

  3. mnemonics

    - Create a mnemonic phrase such as 'Wacky Actions Make Everyone Chuckle' to remember the second definition of 'wacked'.


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