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KOOKY (kookier, kookiest)
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Irregular inflected forms: kookier , kookiest
, kookiest Dictionary entry overview: What does kooky mean?
• KOOKY (adjective)
The adjective KOOKY has 1 sense:
1. informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
Familiarity information: KOOKY used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
Synonyms:
fruity; whacky; wacky; round the bend; nutty; nuts; loopy; loony; loco; kooky; kookie; haywire; around the bend; dotty; daft; crackers; cracked; buggy; bonkers; batty; bats; barmy; balmy
Context example:
it used to drive my husband balmy
Similar:
insane (afflicted with or characteristic of mental derangement)
Derivation:
kook (someone regarded as eccentric or crazy and standing out from a group)
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