whackjob UK /ˈwækd͡ʒɒb/US /ˈ(h)wækd͡ʒɑb/ noun1 •(informal, offensive) A crazy, possibly dangerous, person."He called the guy who owns the gun shop a 'whackjob' and said he's going to take him down if it's the last thing he does." — 1992 formswhackjobs