: one whose ideas or actions are eccentric, fantastic, or insane : screwball
Examples of kook in a Sentence
a bunch of kooks dressed up in weird costumes
if you insist on painting your house bright orange, everyone will assume you are a kook
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No flying monkey drive-by attacks or bug-eyed conspiracy kooks.
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Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025
The brand’s ready-to-wear this season felt like a conjoining of ideas in its other shows over the past few seasons, creating a kind of wearable kook.
—Julian Randall, Essence, 3 Mar. 2025
For the pogues and kooks who've already torn through the first half of the new season of Outer Banks, season 4 part 2 is on its way.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 1 Nov. 2024
Although there’s truly nothing as important as spending time in the water, there are some things that will make the process of going from a complete kook to a proficient beginner less of a chore.
—Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 12 Aug. 2024
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Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025
The brand’s ready-to-wear this season felt like a conjoining of ideas in its other shows over the past few seasons, creating a kind of wearable kook.
—Julian Randall, Essence, 3 Mar. 2025
For the pogues and kooks who've already torn through the first half of the new season of Outer Banks, season 4 part 2 is on its way.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 1 Nov. 2024
Although there’s truly nothing as important as spending time in the water, there are some things that will make the process of going from a complete kook to a proficient beginner less of a chore.
—Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 12 Aug. 2024
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“Kook.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kook. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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