wack

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be out of whack

1. To not or no longer be working or functioning properly. I don't know what's wrong with it, but the computer is totally out of whack—I can't even get past the login screen. The mechanic thinks the carburetor might be out of whack from the collision.

2. To be in a disordered or chaotic state. My whole day is going to be out of whack because of this car accident. Our production timeline is a little out of whack because of the server crash we've been dealing with.

See also: of, out, whack

be thrown out of whack

1. To be made to no longer work or function properly. The mechanic thinks the carburetor might have been thrown out of whack in the collision.

2. To be put into a disordered or chaotic state. My whole day is going to be thrown out of whack because of this car accident. Our production timeline has been thrown a little out of whack by the server crash we've been dealing with.

See also: of, out, thrown, whack

beat off

1. To send away; to force to retreat. Despite the connotation of "beat," this phrase is often used hyperbolically and does not have to reference violent action. Because their house is in such a great location, they have been beating off a lot of interested buyers. I somehow managed to beat off the intruder with a baseball bat. Your daughter is so pretty—it's only a matter of time until she's beating off the suitors!

2. vulgar slang To masturbate. Typically said of males. A: "Why is he all embarrassed today?" B: "Oh, his crush walked in on him beating off. How horrifying is that?"

See also: beat, off

out of whack

1. Not or no longer working or functioning properly. I don't know what's wrong with it, but the computer is totally out of whack—I can't even get past the login screen. The mechanic thinks the carburetor might have been thrown out of whack in the collision.

2. In a disordered or chaotic state. My whole day has been thrown out of whack by this accident. Our production timeline is a little out of whack because of the server crash we've been dealing with.

3. Not or no longer feeling good or normal; depressed or melancholy. Sorry, I've been a bit out of whack lately. I think I just need a bit of time to myself. I think you've been cooped up inside for too long. It's important to get some sunshine and fresh air each day, or else you start feeling out of whack.

See also: of, out, whack

throw (someone or something) out of whack

1. To cause someone or something to no longer move, work, or function properly. The mechanic thinks the collision threw carburetor out of whack. A: "Are you OK?" B: "The new workout routine has really thrown me out of whack today. I'm so sore I can barely move!"

2. To put someone or something into a disordered or chaotic state. I'm sorry, but that whole incident just threw me out of whack. I've been having trouble concentrating all day long. This server crash threw our entire production timeline out of whack.

See also: of, out, throw, whack

wack

slang Really bad or undesirable. Man, that movie was wack! None of it made any sense! Yo, this is wack—let's get out of here!

wack job

slang A crazy, insane, or very eccentric person. Can be hyphenated and used as a modifier before a noun. Some wack job on the street came over to us, spouting about the end of the world. Most of my family thinks I'm a wack job just because I live life my own way. How that wack-job senator got reelected is beyond me!

See also: job, wack

whack (one)

1. To strike one very forcefully. He whacked me on the head for speaking out of turn. Stop swinging that tree branch around. You're going to whack someone with it if you're not careful!

2. slang To murder or arrange the murder of one. Used especially in relation to organized crime. The guy is such a psycho. He'd whack you just for looking at him the wrong way! The mob whacks anyone who testifies against them in court.

See also: whack

whack out

1. slang To cause one to enter a state of extreme exhaustion, especially such that one cannot think or react properly. A noun or pronoun can be used between "whack" and "out." The jetlag from these transatlantic flights always whacks me out really badly. You don't want to whack out your employees with such long work weeks, or their productivity will start to suffer.

2. slang To intoxicate one, especially to the point of incoherence, belligerence, or senselessness. A noun or pronoun can be used between "whack" and "out." I'm usually able to keep it together when I smoke weed, but that stuff whacked me out last night! Tom was so whacked out at the party that he couldn't speak properly by the end of the night.

3. slang To murder or arrange the murder of one. Used especially in relation to organized crime. A noun or pronoun can be used between "whack" and "out." The guy is such a psycho. He'd whack someone out just for looking at him the wrong way! The mob whacks out anyone who testifies against them in court.

4. slang To produce, create, or assemble something very hurriedly, haphazardly, or lazily. A noun or pronoun can be used between "whack" and "out." You could tell he had whacked the essay out at the very last minute. The software is in need of some major updates, but the company seems content to whack out a few measly performance patches throughout the year.

5. slang To present or bring forth something very suddenly. A noun or pronoun can be used between "whack" and "out." He suddenly whacked out a voice recorder and revealed that he had been recording everything I said. She whacked a camera out and took pictures of everyone at the ceremony.

See also: out, whack

whack up

1. To strike someone or something repeatedly and very forcefully; to thrash someone or something. A noun or pronoun can be used between "whack" and "up." The poor animal spent most of its life in a cage getting whacked up by its owners, before we managed to rescue it. My mama used to whack me up when I misbehaved as a kid.

2. To control or dominate someone or some group very thoroughly or severely. A noun or pronoun can be used between "whack" and "up." They really whacked our team up during the first half of the game, but we managed to make one heck of a comeback in the second. The prosecutor whacked up the defendant during the cross-examination.

3. To post or present something that one has assembled, produced, or created, especially very suddenly, hurriedly, or haphazardly. A noun or pronoun can be used between "whack" and "up." The company has whacked up yet another list of rules and regulations. You're never going to make it as a YouTuber if you're content to just whack a new video up every now and then.

See also: up, whack

whacked

1. In a state of physical or emotional exhaustion, especially such that one cannot think or react properly. I was so whacked after that 12-hour flight that I had trouble following along with what people were saying to me. We were all a little whacked by the time we got home from the marathon, so we just showered and went to bed early.

2. Intoxicated from drugs or alcohol, especially to the point of incoherence or belligerence. Tom was so whacked at the party that he couldn't speak properly by the end of the night. No thanks, I don't like how whacked I get when I smoke weed.

whacked out

1. In a state of physical or emotional exhaustion, especially such that one cannot think or react properly. I was so whacked out after that 12-hour flight that I had trouble following along with what people were saying to me. We were all a little whacked out by the time we got home from the marathon, so we just showered and went to bed early.

2. Intoxicated from drugs or alcohol, especially to the point of incoherence or belligerence. Tom was so whacked out at the party that he couldn't speak properly by the end of the night. No thanks, I don't like how whacked out I get when I smoke weed.

See also: out, whacked

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. © 2022 Farlex, Inc, all rights reserved.

beat someone or something off

to drive someone or something away by beating. They beat the enemy off. The army beat off the savage attack, saving the town. I was able to beat off the intruder.

See also: beat, off

*out of wack (and out of whack)

 

1. crazy, silly, or irrational. (*Typically: be ~.) Why do you always act as if you're out of whack? I'm not out of wack. I'm eccentric.

2. Fig. out of adjustment; to be out of order. (*Typically: be ~; get ~.) I'm afraid that my watch is out of whack. The elevator is out of wack. We'll have to walk up.

See also: of, out, wack

whack someone or something up

Sl. to damage someone or something. Bob got mad at Greg and whacked him up. Clara whacked up her car yesterday.

See also: up, whack

whack something

up Sl. to chop something up. In about an hour, he had whacked the tree up into small logs. Have you whacked up the chicken for frying yet?

whacked (out)

Sl. intoxicated. Gee, is he ever whacked! Dave was so whacked out he couldn't stand up.

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

beat off

Repulse, drive away by blows, as in We tried to beat off the flying ants swarming about us. Originating in the mid-1600s in a military context, this term was being used for other activities by the mid-1700s.

See also: beat, off

out of whack

see under out of kilter.

See also: of, out, whack

whacked out

1. Tired out, exhausted, as in They were whacked out after that long flight. [Slang; mid-1900s]

2. Crazy, especially under the influence of drugs. For example, She looked whacked out when the police picked her up. [Slang; mid-1900s]

See also: out, whacked

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

out of whack

out of order; not working. North American & Australian

1998 Bookseller There's been a fair amount of jeering…at the Sunday Times for getting its figures so comprehensively out of whack, by a factor of about 100 if memory serves.

See also: of, out, whack

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary © Farlex 2017

out of ˈwhack

(informal, especially American English)
1 not appropriate or correct, especially in relation to something else: The Olympics have made flights and accommodation here incredibly expensive. Prices are way out of whack with normal. ♢ If you ask me, his priorities are all out of whack. He should find a job first, then decide where to live.
2 (especially of a system or machine) not working as it should: Don’t bother trying to call me on my cellphone. It’s out of whack again.

See also: of, out, whack

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary © Farlex 2017

beat off

v.

1. To drive someone or something away, especially by fighting or hitting: Two robbers attacked me on the subway, but I beat them off with my bag. After a long battle, the soldiers beat off the invaders.

2. To defeat someone or something in a competition: Our company intends to beat off our rivals for the contract. The visiting team was behind us for most of the game, but beat us off squarely in the end.

3. Vulgar Slang To masturbate. Used of males.

See also: beat, off

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs. Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

beat off

and ball off and jack off and jag off and jerk off and pull oneself off and toss off and wack off and wank off and whack off and whank off and whip off

1. in. to masturbate. (Usually objectionable.) They say if you beat off too much, you’ll get pimples.

2. in. to waste time; to waste one’s efforts; to do something inefficiently. The whole lot of them were jacking off rather than sticking to business. Stop whanking off and get on with your work!

See also: beat, off

wack off

verb

See beat off

See also: off, wack

out of w(h)ack

mod. out of adjustment; inoperative. (see also out of kilter.) I think my left eye is out of wack a little. Maybe I need glasses.

See also: of, out, whack

out of wack

verb

See out of whack

See also: of, out, wack

whack

and wack

1. tv. to strike someone or something. Larry reached down and wacked the dog across the snout.

2. n. a blow or hit (at someone or something). She landed a nasty wack on his thigh.

3. n. a drink of liquor. Take a whack of this stuff.

4. Go to w(h)acked.

wack

verb

See whack

w(h)ack someone/something up

in. to damage someone or something. (see also whack something up.) Bob got mad at Greg and whacked him up.

See also: someone, something, up, whack

wack someone/something up

verb

See whack someone/something up

See also: someone, something, up, wack

w(h)ack someone (out)

tv. to kill somebody. (Underworld.) Willie made another try at whacking Albert out last evening.

See also: out, someone, whack

wack someone out

verb

See whack someone out

See also: out, someone, wack

wack someone

verb

See whack someone out

See also: someone, wack

w(h)ack something (out)

tv. to rob a place; to swindle a business establishment. (Underworld.) Did your guys wack the church collection box?

See also: out, something, whack

wack something out

verb

See whack something out

See also: out, something, wack

wack something

verb

See whack something out

See also: something, wack

w(h)acked

and w(h)ack

1. mod. wild; silly. Bill was wacked as always and embarrassed us all.

2. Go to w(h)acked (out).

whack

verb

See whacked

wacked

verb

See whacked

See also: wack

wack

verb

See whacked

w(h)acked (out)

mod. alcohol or drug intoxicated. Dave was so whacked out he couldn’t stand up.

See also: out, whacked

whacked

verb

See whacked out

wacked out

verb

See whacked out

See also: out, wack

wacked

verb

See whacked out

See also: wack

McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.

out of whack

Informal

Improperly ordered or balanced; not functioning correctly.

See also: of, out, whack

whacked out

Slang

1. Exhausted.

2. Crazy.

3. Under the influence of a mind-altering drug.

See also: out, whacked

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.