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loco
[ loh-koh ]
/ ˈloʊ koʊ /
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noun, plural lo·cos.
verb (used with object), lo·coed, lo·co·ing.
to poison with locoweed.
Slang. to cause to be insane or crazy.
adjective
Slang. out of one's mind; insane; crazy.
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Origin of loco
1835–45, Americanism;<Spanish: insane
Words nearby loco
lockup, lock washer, Lockwood, Lockwood home, Lockyer, loco, loco citato, loco disease, Locofoco, Locofocoism, locoism
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How to use loco in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for loco (1 of 3)
British Dictionary definitions for loco (2 of 3)
loco2
/ (ˈləʊkəʊ) /
adjective
slang, mainly US insane
(of an animal) affected with loco disease
noun plural -cos
short for locoweed
verb (tr)
to poison with locoweed
US slang to make insane
Word Origin for loco
C19: via Mexican Spanish from Spanish: crazy
British Dictionary definitions for loco (3 of 3)
loco3
/ (ˈləʊkəʊ) /
adjective
denoting a price for goods, esp goods to be exported, that are in a place specified or known, the buyer being responsible for all transport charges from that placeloco Bristol; a loco price
Word Origin for loco
C20: from Latin locō from a place
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