freak·y

[free-kee]
adjective, freak·i·er, freak·i·est.
2.
Slang.
b.
weird; strange.
c.
of or pertaining to freaks.

Origin:
1815–25; freak1 + -y1

freak·i·ly, adverb
freak·i·ness, noun
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freaky (ˈfriːkɪ)
 
adj , freakier, freakiest
1.  slang strange; unconventional; bizarre
2.  another word for freakish
 
'freakily
 
adv
 
'freakiness
 
n

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Freaky is always a great word to know.
So is dead ringer. Does it mean:
to scold or reprimand severely, to cheat or defraud
a person or thing that closely resembles another
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Word Origin & History

freaky
1824, from freak + -y (2).
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Slang Dictionary

freaky definition


  1. mod.
    strange; eccentric. : I get a freaky feeling whenever I hear that music.
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
Check out their amazing gallery of sparkly, curvy, freaky creations and get
  ready for yesterday's tomorrow.
They are actually a bit freaky physically, born with the kind of biomechanics
  that can take repeated pounding.
To a western ear, this all sounds a bit freaky, but it seems to work.
So called straight people also seem to involve themselves in some freaky scenes.
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