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title: "wacko · GenZ Decoded"
description: "wacko: Crazy, irrational, or wildly out of touch with reality. Example: \"That conspiracy theory is completely wacko.\" Meaning, Boomer usage, and related slang."
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# wacko

Boomer[#funny](https://genzdecoded.com/slang-for/humor/)

**Meaning.** Crazy, irrational, or wildly out of touch with reality.

See it in a sentence

That conspiracy theory is completely wacko.

## How each generation says it

The closest equivalent for this idea in every generation.

- Gen Z

    [delulu](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/delulu/),[delusionship](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/delusionship/)

- Gen Alpha

    No word for this one yet.

- Millennial

    [in denial](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/in-denial/),[trippin'](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/trippin/)

- Gen X

    No word for this one yet.

- Boomer · this one

    wacko,[out of it](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/out-of-it/)

- Plain English

    crazy, irrational, or wildly out of touch with reality

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## Related slang

- [trippin'](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/trippin/): Thinking, acting, or speaking irrationally.
- [unc](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/unc/): An older person, or a friend acting older than their age; from uncle.
- [what the hell](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/what-the-hell/): An exasperated or startled way of asking what is going on.
- [what the sigma](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/what-the-sigma/): A confused or bewildered reaction phrase, an ironic mashup of internet slang meaning 'what the heck.'

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