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kooky

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkuːki/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ko̅o̅′kē)

Inflections of 'kooky' (adj):

kookier: adj comparative

kookiest: adj superlative

kook•y (ko̅o̅′kē),USA pronunciation adj., kook•i•er, kook•i•est. [Slang.]

Slang Termsof, like, or pertaining to a kook;
eccentric, strange, or foolish.

Also, kook′ie.

kook + -y¹ 1955–60

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kooky, kookie /ˈkuːkɪ/ adj (kookier, kookiest)

informal crazy, eccentric, or foolish

kook /kuk/USA pronunciation n. [countable][Slang.]

an eccentric person.

kook•y, adj., -i•er, -i•est.
kook•i•ness, n. [uncountable]

kook (ko̅o̅k),USA pronunciation n. [Slang.]

an eccentric, strange, or foolish person.
an insane person.

perh. alteration of cuckoo 1955–60

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