kookiness
- noun
- /ˈkuːkiness/
- Her kookiness makes every party more fun and entertaining.
Examples
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While our liberal Democrats have tended towards increasing kookiness for decades, I think the real breakdown came in the run-up to the 2004 campaign --
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Filianoti filled all of these requirements, adding a kookiness to Tito that made this stoic ruler just weird enough to be lovable.
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As weird and crazy as it is, it never quite gets around to the kookiness that you'd expect from having Superman.
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We found Jesus on Google StreetView. 2010 was the year in kookiness for Google StreetView.
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It doesn't waste any time getting to the kookiness, either.
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Looks like "psy-kookiness."
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From the appointment of Letitia Long as the new NGA Director to the kookiness of Google StreetView, we have it all in this post.
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It is standard repugnant kookiness to promise their lambs that they will slaughter the Federal Government beast.
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In her apartment, she mostly sleeps through the mayhem going on around the city (a recurring narcoleptic-like setup for her kookiness).
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People love his kookiness, as it brings a unique charm to his performances.
Synonyms
Being very strange or unusual in a way that attracts attention
An unusual habit, quality, or way of thinking
The feeling that something is unusual or hard to explain
An unusual but pleasant way of behaving
A funny, strange way of acting that surprises and makes people laugh
A style that is different and unusual, often lively and playful
A playful, slightly silly way of behaving that makes people laugh
A state of being unusual or strange in a way that is hard to explain
A state of being very strange or unusual that surprises people
A strange way of behaving that is often funny or surprising
Funny, silly, unpredictable behaviour or ideas that make people laugh
A person who acts in an unusual but likable way
Strange behavior that people find odd or amusing
A playful, imaginative way of acting or creating that seems unusual and unpredictable
Antonyms
How Eccentric
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Kookiness comes from the word kooky, a friendly slang word for 'odd' or 'crazy', and kooky likely links back to the bird name cuckoo, which people used to call someone who acted a little silly. So kookiness is the quality of being playfully odd or unusual.