Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗intj
Hurrah!
adj
Amusingly eccentric or irrational.
noun
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryAn amusingly eccentric or irrational person.
Etymology tree English whack Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English wack(y) Latin ō Old French ohbor. Middle English o English O ▲ Middle English o English oh English -o English wacko From wack(y) + -o.
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