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kooky

[koo-kee] Origin

kook·y

[koo-kee]
adjective, kook·i·er, kook·i·est. Slang.
of, like, or pertaining to a kook; eccentric, strange, or foolish.
Also, kook·ie.


Origin:
1955–60; kook + -y1
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Kooky is always a great word to know.
So is yawp. Does it mean:
a person who is notably honest, moral, or innocent
raucous or querulous speech; a noisy, foolish utterance
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kooky or kookie (ˈkuːkɪ)
 
adj , kookier, kookiest
informal crazy, eccentric, or foolish
 
kookie or kookie
 
adj

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kooky
1959, Amer.Eng., originally teenager or beatnik slang, possibly a shortening of cuckoo. Noun form kook is attested from 1960.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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