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Wackys Glossary

Definition: a list of terms in this subject with accompanying definitions.

Physical Type

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TypeAbbreviationDescription
Die Cuts-Gummed"diecut gummed"Die-Cuts are cards with each package parody surrounded by a perforated perimiter halfway between the outside perimiter of the black-colored border and the outside perimiter of the package (or inside perimiter of the black-colored border). The Die-Cut Gummed cards have a gummed backing on the reverse side of the packages, just like a postage stamp. The package designs could be punched out and its gummed backing could be moistened for sticking. The colors of the backs were white or another plain color. There were no other Wackys on the reverse side.
Die Cuts-Ungummed"diecut ungummed"Die-Cuts are cards with each package parody surrounded by a perforated perimiter halfway between the outside perimiter of the black-colored border and the outside perimiter of the package (or inside perimiter of the black-colored border). The Die-Cut Ungummed cards do not have a gummed backing on the reverse side of the packages. The package designs could be punched out. The colors of the backs were white or another plain color. There were no other Wackys on the reverse side.
Stickers"sticker" or no code usedStickers consists of two parts: the sticky adhesive paper and the smooth paper that it temporarily sticks on until the sticker is ready to be reapplied to a permanent surface. The perforation surrounding the Wacky cuts through the sticky paper and usually does not penetrate the temporary backing part of the card. Stickers are just solo packages without a special theme such as packaged products, magazines, video games, video tapes, compact discs, computer software, and anything else that is packaged. There may be a Wacky on one side and a Wacky of another type on the reverse. [Sticker] is sometimes used to identify a normal Wacky of this physical type when mentioned in groups of Parallel Sets. The regular stickers have a black border around the package and may have either a blank solid color or another design on the back unless otherwise noted.
Gummed-Stickers"gummed sticker"Stickers that were gummed on the back, requiring licking in order to make the card stick to a surface, and in the case of Wacky Ads from 1969, they were not die-cut or punch-out product designs in a card.
Puzzle"puzzle"a Wacky that is a collection of pieces of a puzzle comprised of cards or pieces.
Cards"card"Cards that are entirely from paper stock and has no adhesive. Baseball and other sporting cards use this type. There may be a Wacky on one side and a Wacky of another type on the reverse.
Chrome Card"chrome card"used in Wacky Packages Chrome, this is a card that is laminated with a shiny chrome coating just like the chrome you saw in old automobiles.
Posters"poster"oversized re-paintings of Wackys on a larger size of paper.
Cans"can"labels fixed around a can
Boxes"box"labels fixed around a box
Mini-Boxes"mini-box"labels fixed around a miniature sized box
Postcards"postcard"mailing cards with a Wackys art on one side and the mailing addresses and postage on the other.
Cloth"cloth"a Wacky on a piece of cloth.
Canvas"canvas"a Wacky on a strong, coarse unbleached cloth made from hemp, flax, cotton, or a similar yarn, used to make items such as sails and tents and as a surface for oil painting.
Patches"cloth patch"a Wacky on a cloth patch designed for ironing on a clothing product.
Glasses"glass"drinking glass cups
Plastic Cups"plastic cup"drinking plastic cups, usually single use or recyclable.
Key Rings"key ring"a Wacky being displayed on a key ring
Placks"plack"a Wacky being displayed on a plaque
Erasers"eraser"a Wacky on an eraser
Foil"foil"a Wacky on a foil sticker unless it's stated as another physical type such as a card
Tattoo"tattoo"a Wacky on a tattoo
Wood"wood"a Wacky on a wooden card
Lumber Wood"lumberwood"a Wacky on a card made of the type of wood that is used in baseball bats
Medallion-Black Product"medallion black product"a Wacky design on a named colored medal that is the shape of the product being parodied.
Medallion-Blue Product"medallion blue product"a Wacky design on a named colored medal that is the shape of the product being parodied.
Medallion-Red Product"medallion red product"a Wacky design on a named colored medal that is the shape of the product being parodied.
Medallion-Silver Product"medallion silver product"a Wacky design on a named colored medal that is the shape of the product being parodied.
Magnets"magnets"a Wacky on a magnet
Clear-Cling"cling"Wackys that cling to surfaces with static electricity
Cars"cars"
Trucks"trucks"
Pogs"pogs"also called "Mad Caps"; they were round pieces of hard cardboard with images and text on each of the sides
Embroidered Logo"embroidered"a Wacky with its logo of the brand rendered as a sewing pattern with the rest of the card not embroidered
Wardrobe"wardrobe"need description of the type
Leather"leather"a Wacky on a leather material card
Printing Plate"plate"one of four colored plates (black, cyan, yellow and magenta) used to publish the Wackys on various physical types
Book"book"Wackys published in a book in either softcover or hardcover form.
Coloring Book"coloring book"Wackys outlined in pencil designed for coloring with colored pens, pencils, markers, paint or crayons.
3-D Mini"3-D Mini"Three-dimemsional miniature renditions of Wacky Pacakges first released in that physical type in 2020.
Mini"Mini"Mini versions of a Wacky Package sticker, most of which were first released in that physical type in 2020 and some that don't have a corresponding 3-D mini at the time of printing.
GlowGlow in the dark stickers introduced with the Mars Attacks 4 set in 2020.

Parody Product Format

TypeAbbreviationDescription
Promos"promo"promotional announcements on a card, brochure or another physical format containing one of more Wackys. They may or may not be a sticker.
Wacky Package Wrapperswrappera sticker representing of the front side of an actual Wacky Package; not a parody of it.
Wacky Products"product" or no code usedthe art rendition of a Wacky surrounded by a border with a background or just in front of a background without a border.
Wacky Ads"ad"a fake advertisement of a Wacky
Wacky Coupons"coupon"a fake advertisement with a coupon
Wacky Warnings"warning"a fake advertisement with a mock warning label
Wack-O-Mercials"wack-o-mercials"also called "As Screamed on TV"; ads with scripts of commercials, spokesmascot, product, and a TV screen
Wacky Billboards"billboard"ads in the fomrat of a billboard. These are not to be confused with the Physical type of Oversize, but may be on them in Collectors and Hobby boxes.
What's Inside The Boxes"inside"contents of a Wacky
Famous Ads"famous"real Wacky Package ads

Border Colors

black, red, rocket red, pink, orange, silver, blue, gold, red metallic, purple, electric green, hot pink, green

Front Background Colors or Designs

white, black, mod rad pattern, grass-colored, baseball lace, blue, yellow, bronze, silver, gold, red, flower power, TV color bars test screen, film strip and doodads, popcorn bucket and doodads, skulls and spider web

Foil Colors

Rainbow, Flash, Gold Flash, Normal

Back Background Colors or Designs (if not a Wacky Back, puzzle piece, checklist or something else)

white, gray, tan, black Ludlow, red Ludlow, classic character, green Ludlow, red Crudlow (Attacky Packages)

Special Picture Formats

Refractor"refractor"cards that bend incoming white light waves into color waves similar to what happens when white light enters a prism. They're basically cards and not stickers.
Motion Lenticular Card"motion lenticular card"cards that seem to have a picture move around when you tilt a card from one way to another.
Motion Bag Tag"motion bag tag"tags that seem to have a picture move around when you tilt a card from one way to another.
Black and White"blackandwhite"Wackys rendered with black and white tones
Sepia Color Tones"sepia"a Wacky picture colored in this pigment of tones of dark brown and reddish-brown similar to the color of very old photographs.

Other

Lost"lost"a Wacky that may have been released as a bootleg or by an unauthorized company. They may have been released years later by Topps' Wacky Packages.
Sketch Art (aka Pencil Drawing)"sketch"Any kind of Wacky rendered as a rough draft or pencil drawing.
Coloring"coloring"A Wacky that was designed for being colored, and may not necessarily be a pencil drawing, which may be partially or fully colored.
Large Size"large size"a Wacky on a card measuring five by seven inches
Small Size"small size"a Wacky that is smaller than a regular sized Wacky or a Topps' baseball card. The small stickers are 2.125 by 3 inches. The reguar stickers are 2.5 by 3.5 inches.
Oversize"oversize"a large representation of a Wacky on a card that might be three times as wide as a single Wacky sticker of normal width.
Parallelvariousa set of stickers or other types whose title lineup is the same as the base sticker or another sticker set. The parallel sets may differ among types (stickers, die-cuts, magnets, tattoos, etc.), among formats (coupons, ads, billboards, etc.), border colors, front background colors or designs, foil colors, back background colors, picture formats, art renditions, and sizes.
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