kooky
pronunciation
How to pronounce kooky in British English:
UK [ˈku:ki]
How to pronounce kooky in American English:
US [ˈkuki]
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- Adjective:
- informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
Word Origin
- kooky (adj.)
- 1959, American English, originally teenager or beatnik slang, possibly a shortening of cuckoo. Using the newest show-business jargon, Tammy [Grimes] admits, "I look kooky," meaning cuckoo. ["Life" magazine, Jan. 5, 1959] Related: Kookily; kookiness.
Example
- 1. The equalisation of taxes on capital gains and salaries is not some kooky leftist scheme .
- 2. I guess sometimes these things sort of come together in their own kooky sort ofway .
- 3. It is easy to see why the perfectly gentrified , former working-class jordaan is a favourite of overseas buyers , but it is also a place of contrast , with a pervasive , kooky atmosphere rather at odds with a deep-rooted conservatism .
- 4. It may seem like a kooky idea , but taylor could really be onto something : according to his calculations , if the world 's 1.3 billion cattle used treadmills for eight hours a day , they could produce six percent of the world 's power .
- 5. She is one kooky kid , huh ?