Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
- adj. Slang Characteristic of a kook; strange or crazy.
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- adj. irreverent; idiosyncratic or unexpected; not normal
- adj. crazy or insane
- adj. Resembling a kook in behavior
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adj. informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
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Examples
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I suspect there is a direct correlation between the 'dumbing down' of America through a crumbling education system and the pooh-poohing of knowledge as elitist, and the increase in kooky candidates and those already in office who spew brazenly incoherent rhetoric, scientifically disturbing stances, and culturally backward ideals -- a breed of candidates and politicians that is eminently unqualified for offices they hold or aspire to.
Rizwan A. Rahmani: The Anti-Intellectualization of America and Commensurate Candidates
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This obsessive fan Mel - played to breathtaking perfection by Kristen Schaal, a US comic it is currently illegal to describe without using the word "kooky" - is based on a variety of real-life groupies.
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Look, I draw a very bright line between eccentric and kooky, which is completely fine, and child safety.
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GOFF: The official terminology, I believe, for a political move like that is called a kooky (ph) one, a wacky one, a loopy one.
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I was displeased that the Iran correspondent of Al-Akhbar newspaper--of all places--called the kooky Iran holocaust "conference" "courageous."
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Audrey Tautou, known as the kooky Parisian girl in the movie "Amelie", made her live stage debut this week as a tragic heroine -- the latest screen actor to bring Paris theatres.
WN.com - Articles related to Owen Wilson to star in Woody Allen's next movie
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Audrey Tautou (pictured in 2009), known as the kooky Parisian
WN.com - Articles related to Owen Wilson to star in Woody Allen's next movie
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Audrey Tautou, known as the kooky Parisian girl in the movie Amelie, has made her live stage debut in Paris as a tragic heroine.
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When we see "Cooky," we think "kooky" -- as in, not normal, not quite right, a little crazy.
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Sasha expected to meet resistance to her self-described "kooky" idea, but found the concept quickly accepted, particularly in rural areas, where animal-manure based fertilizer has long been the norm.
HuffPost's Greatest Person Of The Day: Sasha Kramer, Empowering Haiti Through Sanitation
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