wackadooadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈwakəduː/, U.S.

/ˈ(h)wækəˌdu/

Forms: 1900s– wackadoo, 1900s– wack-a-doo, 1900s– whackadoo, 1900s– whack-a-doo.

Origin: Apparently a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymons: wacky adj.; wack n.¹; wacko adj.

Etymology: Apparently an alteration of wacky adj., wack n.¹, or (in later use) wacko adj.Quot. 1958 at sense A. probably alludes to the use of these syllables as a refrain in popular songs of the 1920s, which may simply show a nonsense refrain, apparently imitative of the sounds of jazz or ragtime music. Compare:1924 C. Gaskill et al. (title of song) Doo Wacka Doo.1927 Chicago Tribune 1 May (Metropolitan section) 8/1 Full of pep, won't you step to that jazz refrain? Wackadoo, wackadoo, wackadoo-doo-doo!It is uncertain whether there is any connection with the later use of this word. For similar allusion to the 1920s refrain compare:1967 Oshkosh (Wisconsin) Daily Northwestern 11 Jan. 4 (advt.) Wackadoo collapse of jackets and lodens..speakeasy smash of shirts and shells.

U.S. colloquial.

A. adj.

Crazy, mad; eccentric. Cf. wacko adj.In quot. 1958 probably with allusion to a refrain associated with the popular music of the 1920s: see note in etymology. It is not certain that this shows any connection with the later use.

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deleerit1786

psychopathic1888

mental1899

wackadoo1958

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cranky1850

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1958 New Yorker 1 Feb. 56/3 (advt.) Today's most scintillating performer belts out the razz-ma-tazz rhythms of ‘Bye Bye Blackbird’,..and nine more from those whacky, whack-a-doo days [sc. the 1920s]!

1988 New Mexican (Santa Fe) 19 Feb. c1 Despite its left-of-center title and wackadoo premise, the film began to surf its way into the hearts of the mainstream press.

1992 R. Ludlum Road to Omaha (1993) iv. 45 Four months ago, when this whole whack-a-doo war dance started, you asked me if I'd passed my bar exam.

2000 N. Werther in J. Bowe et al. Gig 62 And then, you know, customers come in very occasionally and they're wackadoo because it's the middle of the night.

B. n.

An eccentric or mentally unbalanced person; a crank, a lunatic. Cf. wacko n.

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neuropath1887

ding-dong1929

pathological1931

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nut job1959

sicknik1959

nutball1968

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1979 V. Patrick Pope of Greenwich Village xx. 268 Years ago people snatched some rich kid for ransom, now every whackadoo with a piece in his pocket grabs off a whole fucking airplane if he feels like it.

1984 N.Y. Times 20 May 50/5 I felt everyone was looking at me through the window in my apartment, that the neighbors were spying on me. I really became a wackadoo.

1993 Independent on Sunday 5 Dec. 19/8 They're afraid one wackadoo in a trailer park in West Virginia might complain.

2011 G. McNeil Possess 102 Bridget nodded and hoped her face didn't reflect what her brain was thinking, namely that Father Santos was a whackadoo.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	wackadoo
释义	wackadooadj.n. Brit. /ˈwakəduː/, U.S. /ˈ(h)wækəˌdu/ Forms: 1900s– wackadoo, 1900s– wack-a-doo, 1900s– whackadoo, 1900s– whack-a-doo. Origin: Apparently a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymons: wacky adj.; wack n.¹; wacko adj. Etymology: Apparently an alteration of wacky adj., wack n.¹, or (in later use) wacko adj.Quot. 1958 at sense A. probably alludes to the use of these syllables as a refrain in popular songs of the 1920s, which may simply show a nonsense refrain, apparently imitative of the sounds of jazz or ragtime music. Compare:1924 C. Gaskill et al. (title of song) Doo Wacka Doo.1927 Chicago Tribune 1 May (Metropolitan section) 8/1 Full of pep, won't you step to that jazz refrain? Wackadoo, wackadoo, wackadoo-doo-doo!It is uncertain whether there is any connection with the later use of this word. For similar allusion to the 1920s refrain compare:1967 Oshkosh (Wisconsin) Daily Northwestern 11 Jan. 4 (advt.) Wackadoo collapse of jackets and lodens..speakeasy smash of shirts and shells. U.S. colloquial. A. adj. Crazy, mad; eccentric. Cf. wacko adj.In quot. 1958 probably with allusion to a refrain associated with the popular music of the 1920s: see note in etymology. It is not certain that this shows any connection with the later use. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > mental health > mental illness > [adjective] > affected with deleerit1786 psychopathic1888 mental1899 wackadoo1958 wackadoodle1993 the world > health and disease > mental health > mental illness > degree or type of mental illness > [adjective] > slightly mad > eccentric or cranky fantastical1531 odd1577 eccentric1685 fanaticized1827 cranky1850 bee-bonneted1856 cornery1887 screwy1887 kinky1889 crankish1892 ratty1895 batchy1898 batsc1901 batty1903 potty1920 offbeat1922 off-centre1930 wacky1935 screwball1936 up the creek1941 oddball1945 wackadoo1958 kooky1959 wiggy1963 flaky1964 nutball1968 woo-woo1971 wacko1977 off-kilter1985 wackadoodle1993 fantastic- 1958 New Yorker 1 Feb. 56/3 (advt.) Today's most scintillating performer belts out the razz-ma-tazz rhythms of ‘Bye Bye Blackbird’,..and nine more from those whacky, whack-a-doo days [sc. the 1920s]! 1988 New Mexican (Santa Fe) 19 Feb. c1 Despite its left-of-center title and wackadoo premise, the film began to surf its way into the hearts of the mainstream press. 1992 R. Ludlum Road to Omaha (1993) iv. 45 Four months ago, when this whole whack-a-doo war dance started, you asked me if I'd passed my bar exam. 2000 N. Werther in J. Bowe et al. Gig 62 And then, you know, customers come in very occasionally and they're wackadoo because it's the middle of the night. B. n. An eccentric or mentally unbalanced person; a crank, a lunatic. Cf. wacko n. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > mental health > mental illness > mentally ill person > [noun] neuropath1887 ding-dong1929 pathological1931 nutcake1953 nut job1959 sicknik1959 nutball1968 sickie1973 sicko1977 wackadoo1979 wackadoodle1991 the world > health and disease > mental health > mental illness > degree or type of mental illness > [noun] > slight madness > person touched1625 three-quarter cleft1830 quarter cleft1831 mattoid1891 borderland1894 borderline case1907 wackadoo1979 wackadoodle1991 1979 V. Patrick Pope of Greenwich Village xx. 268 Years ago people snatched some rich kid for ransom, now every whackadoo with a piece in his pocket grabs off a whole fucking airplane if he feels like it. 1984 N.Y. Times 20 May 50/5 I felt everyone was looking at me through the window in my apartment, that the neighbors were spying on me. I really became a wackadoo. 1993 Independent on Sunday 5 Dec. 19/8 They're afraid one wackadoo in a trailer park in West Virginia might complain. 2011 G. McNeil Possess 102 Bridget nodded and hoped her face didn't reflect what her brain was thinking, namely that Father Santos was a whackadoo. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1958
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