What is a wack in the expression "out of wack"?

Answer 1

ORDER or Straight

Answer 2

"Proper working order." It's a colloquial expression used by younger generation Americans and is most commonly used in the African-American Vernacular English dialect (Black-talk, Jive, Ebonics, etc.).

In this connotation, to say that a machine such as an ATM isn't working, you'd say, "Man, that ATM's out of wack. Don't bother."

Also, to illustrate that someone is gravely wrong or mistaken, you can say, "You're wack," to denote a sense that the person has something awfully wrong with his/her mind.

It's synonymous with "f*cked up," in these senses.

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And no, erlampo. It's not pronounced "HWAK." It's like saying, "HWER did you get that hat?" or "HWY are you disrespecting me?" The W-H spelling in English is non-aspirated and is proto-labial, giving a final sound of "W." In Southern-American dialects, the W-H spelling takes on an aspirated, plosive sound, giving a final sound of "HWUH." Though it may sound like "HWAK" in some Southern-American dialects, it sounds like "WAK" in Standard English.

Answer 3

Actually it's whack, not wack. Pronounced HWak. A whack is a strike or blow, a hit. "Out of whack" is an expression that means not functioning properly.

Answer 4

it means something is crazy or stupid or not right like if someone is wearing yellow and green they would be dressing out of wack

Answer 5

Check out the following web site, it has several pages of definitions.
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=whack&page3

Answer 6

It can have several meanings, but mostly it is used as meaning "not in the right place", "gone wrong"

Answer 7

the word is Whack....out of whack. Means something is whacky, not right.