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adjective
6.
Slang. out of one's mind; insane; crazy.
Origin:
1835–45, Americanism; < Spanish: insane
1835–45, Americanism; < Spanish: insane
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loco2 (ˈləʊkəʊ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | slang chiefly (US) insane |
| 2. | (of an animal) affected with loco disease |
| —n , -cos | |
| 3. | short for locoweed |
| —vb | |
| 4. | to poison with locoweed |
| 5. | slang (US) to make insane |
| [C19: via Mexican Spanish from Spanish: crazy] | |
| loco3 (ˈləʊkəʊ) | |
| —adj | |
| denoting a price for goods, esp goods to be exported, that are in a place specified or known, the buyer being responsible for all transport charges from that place: loco Bristol; a loco price | |
| [C20: from Latin locō from a place] | |
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
loco
1844, Amer.Eng., from Sp. loco (adj.) "insane," of uncertain origin, perhaps from Arabic lauqa, fem. of 'alwaq "fool, crazy person." Loco-weed (1879) was name given to species of western U.S. plants that cause cattle and horse diseases that make them stagger and act strangely.
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Slang Dictionary
loco definition[ˈloko]
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Example sentences
And, a concerned parent who thinks the kids have gone loco has scuttled many a sale.
Object, such as a trailer, fouling right-of-way of loco-motive.
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