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whackjob

noun
/ˈ(h)wækd͡ʒɑb/US/ˈwækd͡ʒɒb/UK

Etymology

From whack(y) + job(bie).

  1. derived from choppe — “piece, bargain”
  2. derived from jobben — “to jab, thrust, peck”
  3. inherited from gobbe — “mass, lump”
  4. suffixed as jobbie — “job + ie”
  5. formed as whackjob — “whacky + jobbie”

Definitions

  1. A crazy, possibly dangerous, person.

    • "He called the guy who owns the gun shop a 'whackjob' and said he's going to take him down if it's the last thing he does."
    • One of America's most prominent Confederistas is Michael Hill, head whackjob at the looney League of the South—an obscure organization that has already declared southern cultural independence.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA