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- adjective idiomatic
Wrong ,broken ; specifically:
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- adjective out of balance or out of adjustment
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purpleboy commented on the word out of whack
Something that's a little broken or messed up. Like wonky.
September 24, 2007
palooka commented on the word out of whack
Colorful & useful phrase purpleboy! I wonder what the "whack" in out of whack refers to? Can something be "in whack"?
September 24, 2007
uselessness commented on the word out of whack
I'm assuming it comes from the old joke about whacking a piece of malfunctioning hardware to get it to work again. If the "technique" works, it's probably only going to be temporary. Once the effect wears off, the machine is out of whack again. This is totally madeupical, of course, but you never know...
September 24, 2007
trivet commented on the word out of whack
A less madeupical explanation here.
September 24, 2007
palooka commented on the word out of whack
Sounds logical to me uselessness.
September 24, 2007
uselessness commented on the word out of whack
Aww, trivet, why you gotta hate? (Nice like though...)
September 25, 2007
trivet commented on the word out of whack
I wasn't hatin', I was helping ;)
September 25, 2007