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whack out

B2 slang separable transitive
In simple words

To make or hand out something fast; or to feel very tired, high on drugs, or act in a very weird way.

Meanings

1 B2 idiomatic informal

To distribute or hand out something quickly and in large quantities.

"The volunteers whacked out flyers to everyone passing through the market square."

Grammar: separable
2 B2 idiomatic slang

(Adjective: whacked out) Completely exhausted, intoxicated, or behaving in a very strange way.

"After three nights of no sleep, he was totally whacked out and couldn't hold a conversation."

Grammar: inseparable
Usage notes

Has several informal meanings: (1) to produce something quickly (British), (2) to hand out or distribute, (3) in the adjectival form 'whacked out,' meaning exhausted, intoxicated, or eccentric (chiefly American). Context is crucial.

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Forms

Base
whack out
I/you/we/they
3rd person
whacks out
he/she/it
Past simple
whacked out
yesterday
Past participle
whacked out
have + pp
-ing form
whacking out
continuous

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