kooky

or kook·ie

[ koo-kee ]
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adjective,kook·i·er, kook·i·est.Slang.
  1. of, like, or pertaining to a kook; eccentric, strange, or foolish.

Origin of kooky

1
First recorded in 1955–60; kook + -y1

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How to use kooky in a sentence

  • It is a great recommendation in obtaining a wife, when a Kookie can say that his house is full of stolen articles.

    A History of the Gipsies | Walter Simson

British Dictionary definitions for kooky

kooky

kookie

/ (ˈkuːkɪ) /


adjectivekookier or kookiest
  1. informal crazy, eccentric, or foolish

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