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kooky

or kook·ie

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

First recorded in 1955–60; kook + -y1
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Words related to kooky

bizarre, cranky, crazy, flaky, freakish, funky, nutty, odd, offbeat, off-center, outlandish, peculiar, quaint, quirky, unconventional, weird, aberrant, abnormal, anomalous, capricious

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) /
adjective kookier or kookiest
informal crazy, eccentric, or foolish
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