Meaning: Funny and wild.
Examples:
That movie was too wacky for my taste. I like something a little more realistic.
He has a really wacky personality. He’s fun to hang out with.
What a wacky story! Is it true?
Pop Quiz:
What’s the opposite of wacky?
A. Crazy
B. Comfortable
C. Serious
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Here are some quotations from famous people using last week’s Awesome Adjective, Creepy. Enjoy!
Someone once said that you can make the choice between getting old and getting creepy, and I think getting old is the way to go. – Kate Beckinsale
Tweets? That stuff kills conversation. And people taking pictures with their phone or recording you, sometimes surreptitiously, is creepy. They come up and just start talking to you, and you can see the red light on their phone. – Robin Williams
I don’t trust or love anyone. Because people are so creepy. Creepy creepy creeps. Creeping around. Creeping here and creeping there. Creeping everywhere. – Vincent Gallo
I am not a princess, I don’t want to be referred to as a princess – I find that super creepy. – Melissa McCarthy
Everything in Venice is just a little bit creepy, as much as it’s beautiful. – Christopher Moore
I don’t think you need to spend $40 million to be creepy. The best horror films are the ones that are much less endowed. – George A. Romero
I’m not aware of having a creepy laugh, but apparently I do. – Craig Ferguson
Meaning: Strange and scary.
Examples:
We watched a really creepy movie last night and I had nightmares.
A creepy guy sat next to me on the train, so I moved to a different car.
You look like a zombie in this picture. So creepy!
Pop Quiz:
Which of the things below could be described as creepy?
A. A graveyard at midnight.
B. A horror novel.
C. A cute little puppy.
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Here are some quotations from famous people using last week’s Awesome Adjective:
I am continually fascinated at the difficulty intelligent people have in distinguishing what is controversial from what is merely offensive. – Nora Ephron
I am not afraid that the book will be controversial, I’m afraid it will not be controversial. – Flannery O’Connor
If you’ve got a big mouth and you’re controversial, you’re going to get attention. – Simon Cowell
A child who is protected from all controversial ideas is as vulnerable as a child who is protected from every germ. The infection, when it comes – and it will come – may overwhelm the system, be it the immune system or the belief system. – Jane Smiley
Like religion, politics, and family planning, cereal is not a topic to be brought up in public. It’s too controversial. – Erma Bombeck
Ninety-eight percent of the things that come out of my mouth are intended to be harmless or even charming. They’re not ever intended to be offensive or controversial. – Megan Fox
It’s really easy to avoid the tabloids. You just live your life and don’t hang out with famous people who are in the tabloids. Don’t do anything controversial and be a normal person. Have friends. And get a job and keep working. – Amanda Seyfried
What I can say is that for may years jazz musicians had to go to Europe, for instance, to be respected and to be sort of treated not in a discriminatory way. I don’t think there is anything controversial about me saying that. This is just a fact. – Sonny Rollins
Here’s an informative article from Time Magazine using last week’s Awesome Adjective:
You Asked: Why Can’t I Eat Raw Meat?
Well, you could. But you’d be rolling the dice.
Sushi restaurants are nearly as rampant as Starbucks stores. So why is raw fish okay to consume, while raw beef, pork and other land animals are typically not on the menu?
For one thing, the parasites and bacteria that set up shop in raw animal meat are different and more dangerous than the ones you’d find in raw fish, says Dr. Robert Tauxe, deputy director of the Division of Foodborne, Waterborne and Environmental Diseases within the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)…
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Meaning: Uncooked or unhealed.
Examples:
This chicken’s still raw! You’d better cook it for longer.
He likes his steak very red – almost raw, in fact.
I got two teeth taken out yesterday, so the inside of my mouth’s still pretty raw.
Pop Quiz:
How do you like your carrots?
A. Boiled
B. Steamed
C. Raw
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Here are some quotes from the Internet using last week’s Awesome Adjective. Enjoy!: