English Explanatory Dictionary

kooky

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Eccentric, strange, or foolish; crazy or insane; kookish.
  2. Behaving like a kook (a person with poor style or skill); kook-like.
noun
  1. Alternative form of kookie (“kookaburra”).

Pronunciation

/ˈkuːki/ /ˈkʊki/ /ˈkuki/ /ˈkʉːki/ En-au-kooky.ogg /ˈkʉke/ /-kɪ/ /-ki/

Word forms

kooky kookier kookiest kookie kookies

Etymology

From kook + -y.

Synonyms

bonkers kookish nuts outlandish wacky

Antonyms

conventional mainstream normal ordinary straight uneccentric

Related words

kook kookily kookish kookishness kookology

Derived words

kookiness unkooky
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