wack
word
Definition
'Wack' is a slang term used to describe something that is bad, strange, or of low quality. It can also mean something is weird or not cool.
Usage & Nuances
'Wack' is very informal American slang, common in hip-hop and youth culture. It's almost always negative, used for things, situations, or sometimes people. Don't use it in formal settings. Not to be confused with 'whack' (to hit something). Common collocations: 'that movie was wack', 'this party is wack'.
Spanish: malo - ridículo (slang)Portuguese (BR): ruim - estranho (gíria)Portuguese (PT): mau - bizarro (gíria)Chinese (Simplified): 糟糕 (俚语) - 怪异 (俚语)Chinese (Traditional): 糟糕 (俚語) - 怪異 (俚語)Hindi: बेकार (स्लैंग) - अजीब (स्लैंग)Arabic: سيء (عامية) - غريب (عامية)Bengali: ভালো নয় - আজব - বাজেRussian: отстой - странныйJapanese: イケてない - 変Vietnamese: dở tệ - kỳ quặcKorean: 형편없다 - 별로다Turkish: berbat - garipUrdu: بےکار - عجیبIndonesian: jelek - aneh
Example Sentences
That song is wack.
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My new shoes look wack.
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This TV show is so wack.
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Everyone thought the movie was wack, but I liked it.
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This party is pretty wack. Let's go somewhere else.
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His explanation was kind of wack, I didn’t understand it at all.
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