"wackadoodle" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: En-au-wackadoodle.ogg Forms: more wackadoodle [comparative], most wackadoodle [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} wackadoodle (comparative more wackadoodle, superlative most wackadoodle)
  1. (slang, derogatory) Crazy, irrational, or eccentric. Tags: derogatory, slang
    Sense id: en-wackadoodle-en-adj-0RGCdyVM
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: whackadoodle

Noun

Audio: En-au-wackadoodle.ogg Forms: wackadoodles [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} wackadoodle (plural wackadoodles)
  1. (slang, derogatory) A crazy, irrational, or eccentric person. Tags: derogatory, slang Related terms: wackadoo, whackadoo
    Sense id: en-wackadoodle-en-noun-l1h~RTL5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 60 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 22 78
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: whackadoodle

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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