kooky

adjective

ˈkü-kē How to pronounce kooky (audio)
variants also kookie
Definition of kookynext
1
as in bizarre
different from the ordinary in a way that causes curiosity or suspicion I'm not sure that someone with such kooky ideas on biology should be teaching the subject to high schoolers

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2
as in psychotic
having or showing a very abnormal or sick state of mind if you think that drugs aren't bad for you, you haven't met that guy's kooky friends

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3
as in silly
showing or marked by a lack of good sense or judgment a kooky bicyclist who stubbornly refuses to wear a helmet that was a kooky thing to do

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Recent Examples of kooky Though the mysteries, shenanigans, and kooky characters of Mike White’s brainchild bring us back every season, the infamous fashion is not to be overlooked. — Madison Yauger, People.com, 23 Feb. 2025 But there has to be a better way to do this and part of that is reforming New York City’s very kooky property tax structure, where Con Ed pays more to City Hall than anyone else and then has to charge higher fees to customers. — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 15 Feb. 2025 Fast-food chains around the country are soon featuring spooky – or altogether kooky – additions to their menus to celebrate Halloween. — Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 4 Oct. 2024 But, at least the comedy in this spinoff, which has the black-and-white foursome on a mission to stop an evil octopus supervillain in a kooky James Bond pastiche, works. — James Grebey, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for kooky
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kooky
  1. bizarre
  2. psychotic
  3. silly
  4. weird
  5. stupid
  6. funny
  7. mental
  8. lunatic
Adjective
  • The esoteric will never sit completely comfortably in the mainstream, because that’s the point of it: to be unusual, bizarre, absurd.
    — Eliza Goodpasture, ARTnews.com, 18 Mar. 2025
  • So many of the characters on this show speak with such bizarre, precise dialogue that can only make sense in the Severance world.
    — Josh Wigler, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Mar. 2025
Definition of bizarre
Adjective
  • The counselor also told police Trotman had had a previous psychotic break in which he was found wandering the woods.
    — Peter Hermann, Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2023
  • Lewis prescribed Price anti-psychotic medication after a mental health referral Sept. 1.
    — Thomas Saccente, Arkansas Online, 17 Jan. 2023
Definition of psychotic
Adjective
  • Finally, its focus on physics means that things get silly pretty quickly, which makes for very shareable moments and clips.
    — David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025
  • Dozen Bakery off Nolensville Pike is celebrating this silliest of holidays with special pies and quiche.
    — Adam Tamburin, Axios, 14 Mar. 2025
Definition of silly
Adjective
  • Yes and no, which is a really weird thing about me.
    — Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 11 Mar. 2025
  • The weirdest thing about it relative to those older pre-M2 Airs is still the display notch, a small cutout at the top of the screen that houses the camera.
    — Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 11 Mar. 2025
Definition of weird
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  • When Luca pulls a gun on him, ordering him to drive, Spencer quickly disarms him and then slaps him for the stupid move.
    — Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 9 Mar. 2025
  • Indexing gives you a better chance to ‘be less stupid.’ — Investment advisor Barry Ritholtz Those dismal statistics come to us via the latest annual SPIVA scorecard (the acronym stands for Standard and Poor’s Index vs. Active).
    — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2025
Definition of stupid
Adjective
  • What happened was that all of this comedy spoken in Kansai-ben was understood nationwide as being funny.
    — Ollie Barder, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
  • Despite the presence of funny guys Jack Black, Steve Zahn, and Paul Rudd, as well as the comical videos released so far as promos for Anaconda, Black says the upcoming film does come with scares.
    — Nick Romano, EW.com, 21 Mar. 2025
Definition of funny
Adjective
  • Williamson said earlier this week that his hamstring is completely healed, but his mental state remains a work in progress.
    — oregonlive, oregonlive, 13 Apr. 2023
  • Sign up That Torrance pushed Vial and Eduardo to such mental anguish does not surprise immigrant-justice advocates.
    — María Inés Taracena, The New Republic, 12 Apr. 2023
Definition of mental
Adjective
  • With his shock of spiky hair and adrenaline rushes, Smith turns a corporate villain into a lunatic new-wave frontman.
    — Charles McNultyTheater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2023
  • The first personality is the lunatic, chaotic artist, with no limits.
    — John Bleasdale, Variety, 8 Dec. 2022
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