different between wackyparse vs wacky

English

Etymology

wacky +? parse. Though wackyparsing as a concept probably originated in Kibology (at alt.religion.kibology), at least as early as 1998[1], the term has come to have wider usage, particularly on Usenet.

Verb

wackyparse (third-person singular simple present wackyparses, present participle wackyparsing, simple past and past participle wackyparsed)

1. (Internet slang) In Kibology, the practice of misreading text to humorous effect (perhaps deliberately), especially in line with traditional absurdist humor.

   I wackyparsed "bear hunting" as "beer hunting".

Hypernyms

• misparse

English

Alternative forms

• whacky

Etymology 1

From whack, meaning someone who whacked their head onto something often, hence being weird.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?wæk.i?/
• Rhymes: -æki

Adjective

wacky (comparative wackier, superlative wackiest)

1. zany; eccentric

Synonyms

• eccentric, zany

Derived terms

• wack
• wacky baccy
• wackyparse, wackyparsing

Translations

Etymology 2

Noun

wacky (countable and uncountable, plural wackies)

1. Alternative form of wacke

Anagrams

• cawky