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kooky

2 syllables · also kookier, kookiest
adjective
Quick answer

As an adjective, kooky means eccentric, strange, or foolish.

Meanings of kooky

3 meanings

adjective

  1. slangEccentric, strange, or foolish; crazy or insane; kookish.

    “His kooky behavior seemed charming at first, but soon got on our nerves.”

  2. surfingBehaving like a kook (a person with poor style or skill); kook-like.

  3. Informal or slang terms for mentally irregular

    “it used to drive my husband balmy”

    Similar: balmy, barmy, bats, batty, bonkers, buggy

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

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adjective: informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
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Words that rhyme with kooky

spookykabuki

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