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wacky tobacky

wack·y to·back·y
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [wak-ee tuh-bak-ee]
    • /ˈwæk i təˈbæk i/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [wak-ee tuh-bak-ee]
    • /ˈwæk i təˈbæk i/

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  • noun wacky tobacky marijuana. 1
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Origin of wacky tobacky

First appearance:

before 1970
One of the 2% newest English words
1970-75; rhyming compound < wacky + tobacky (an informal U.S. regional term for tobacco)

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Parts of speech for Wacky tobacky

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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wacky tobacky popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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