Idioms for whack

    out of whack, Informal. out of order or alignment; not in proper condition.

Origin of whack

1710–20; orig. dial., Scots form of thwack; cf. whang2, whittle

OTHER WORDS FROM whack

whack·er, noun

Words nearby whack

wh question, wh-question, wh-word, wha, whachamacallit, whack, whack off, whacked, whacked out, whacked-out, whacking

Words related to out of whack

wrecked, faulty, defective, ruined, busted, injured, impaired, run-down, flawed, chaotic, undisciplined, disorganized, jumbled, gone, shot, exhausted, spent, disabled, down, out

British Dictionary definitions for out of whack

whack
/ (wæk) /

verb (tr)

noun

interjection

an exclamation imitating the noise of a sharp resounding blow

Derived forms of whack

whacker, noun

Word Origin for whack

C18: perhaps a variant of thwack, ultimately of imitative origin

Idioms and Phrases with out of whack (1 of 2)

out of whack

see under out of kilter.

Idioms and Phrases with out of whack (2 of 2)

whack