Quirky vs Wacky - What's the difference?
quirky | wacky |
Given to quirks or idiosyncrasies; strange in a somewhat silly, awkward manner, potentially cute.
Of a person or their behaviour, zany.
* {{quote-news
, year=2012
, date=May 15
, author=Scott Tobias
, title=Film: Reviews: The Dictator
, work=The Onion AV Club
As adjectives the difference between quirky and wacky
is that quirky is given to quirks or idiosyncrasies; strange in a somewhat silly, awkward manner, potentially cute while wacky is of a person or their behaviour, zany.As a noun wacky is
alternative form of lang=en.quirky
English
Adjective
(er)- She has a quirky laugh.
Derived terms
* quirkily * quirkiness * quirkyalone * quirky subject * unquirkywacky
English
Etymology 1
Adjective
(er)citation, page= , passage=Though the idea of placing wacky made-up characters in a real-life context was carried over from Da Ali G Show—wherein Buzz Aldrin was once asked if he was upset that Michael Jackson got all the credit for inventing the moonwalk—Sacha Baron Cohen’s Borat felt like something new, an attempt to square an improvised, guerrilla style of underground comedy with reality-TV stunt shows like Jackass or Fear Factor. }}
