kookery
- noun
- /ˈkuːkəri/
- Informal
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comportamiento excéntrico
- His kookery always makes family gatherings entertaining.
Examples
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Some people saw his theories as genius, while others called them kookery.
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His latest invention was dismissed as pure kookery by his friends.
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The artist's kookery made her stand out in the local community.
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I can't believe her kookery at the party last night!
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His latest invention was dismissed as pure kookery by his friends.
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The artist's kookery made her stand out in the local community.
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Some people saw his theories as genius, while others called them kookery.
Synonyms
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7.8
Unusual behavior or habits that are different from what most people do
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5.5
The feeling that something is unusual or hard to explain
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5.9
An unusual habit, quality, or way of thinking
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5.3
A funny, strange way of acting that surprises and makes people laugh
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7.1
A quality of being strange and playful that makes people smile
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5.8
A state of being unusual or strange in a way that is hard to explain
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6.9
A state of being very strange or unusual that surprises people
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7.8
Unusual behavior about sex or personal style that seems strange
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8.0
A strange way of behaving that is often funny or surprising
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7.1
Funny, silly, unpredictable behaviour or ideas that make people laugh
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8.4
Being very unusual in appearance, ideas, or behavior
Acting in a strange way that surprises other people
Very unusual actions or things that attract attention
Strange or silly actions in public that attract attention
Silly, wild actions people do to get attention
A time when someone is very confused and acts a little crazy
Antonyms
How Eccentric
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Kookery comes from the word kook ('an odd or crazy person') and pictures the strange acts of such people. A helpful way to remember it is to think of the bird cuckoo, often used to mean 'crazy', so kookery means eccentric or bizarre behavior.