kooky
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8.0
- adjective
- /ˈkuːki/
- Informal
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excéntrico
- Everyone loves her kooky sense of humor; she always makes us laugh with her funny stories.
- a kind of kooky
- kooky little
- kooky and crazy
So you guys are weird and kooky and strange and good for you.
- So you guys are weird and kooky and strange and good for you.
- By the way, Speaking of kooky romance, OK, guess what time it is.
- So let's let's put aside crazy kooky culture war.
- And MSNBC, CNN are portraying this like it's some kooky idea.
- I think he thought, you know, I mean, look, the man was kind of kooky and yes, little kooky.
- Or he knows like whatever you're thought he was just being kooky.
- The firing comment, then this New York Post article, it was getting like very kooky at this point.
- So we're going to rate them to see if we find it spooky or kooky.
- He was known for kooky things like having a pet monkey and, you know, sleeping in a hyperbaric chamber.
- If you're into that kind of kooky house mystery, hidden passageways, riddles and stuff like that, there's a couple characters that are just like hilarious.
- These are Kate Spade I think, which is big round just like cool kooky sunglasses.
Examples
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For me, "You Only Live Twice" is a kooky and fun Bond movie, with a fitting saccharine theme song.
Blog text (3) -
A big house, a kooky wife and a kid who wears sneakers.
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So you guys are weird and kooky and strange and good for you.
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It's very kooky, but there might be a reason for this.
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You name it, someone in our kooky group is into it.
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It's a kooky thing, but it happens to me all the time.
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To some people who use it, it's not just some kooky belief, it's part of their culture.
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There was something unorthodox and kooky about the character she played, and I liked it.
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And isn't she a little kooky?
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The thing that's so funny is I feel like she's now sort of becoming part of the like pop culture as the kooky wine aunt.
Synonyms
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3.2
Strange or unusual in a way that makes people feel uncomfortable
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1.4
Very strange or unusual in a way that surprises people
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5.9
Very strange or unusual in a way that surprises people
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5.9
Odd in a funny or silly way
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4.4
Unusual in a way that is odd but likable
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8.2
Strange and silly in a way people call crazy
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7.2
Being a little crazy in a funny or strange way
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8.0
Strange or not working in the usual way
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5.8
Silly in a way that is slightly funny
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7.9
A person who behaves in a slightly crazy or silly way
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7.6
Funny and odd in a silly way that makes people laugh
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8.6
Used informally to describe someone who behaves in a strange or silly way
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8.5
Something, like a person or an idea, that is very strange
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8.4
Slightly strange in the way a person thinks or behaves
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9.3
Strange and amusing in how a person or thing looks and acts
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8.2
Being silly and slightly crazy in a way that seems funny and harmless
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8.5
Someone who behaves in a slightly strange or silly way
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9.0
Very strange and silly in a way that seems crazy
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8.6
Slightly silly and odd in a playful way
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8.1
Mentally confused and behaving wildly
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9.3
To be very confused or act in a strange way
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7.7
Funny in a strange or silly way
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8.4
Being a little crazy or foolish
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8.1
Acting strange or not thinking clearly
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9.9
Not behaving in a normal or sensible way
Strange in a funny or slightly crazy way
Funny and a bit strange, like a silly film or party
A little strange and silly
Someone who acts a little crazy
A bit crazy or silly in a strange way
Very crazy or doing things that show bad judgment
Acting or feeling very strange
Acting very silly and not thinking in a sensible way
Strange and sometimes a little shocking
Acting in a strange, unusual way that others find odd
Antonyms
How Eccentric
Surface Forms
Etymology
Kooky comes from the slang kook, which meant 'a crazy person'. So kooky describes someone or something that is a little strange or odd in a funny, likeable way.