as in freak
informal
strange or unusual
a horror movie about a freaky town full of ghosts
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Recent Examples of freaky
Why can’t all pop be this unapologetically freaky? 46.
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Kristen S. Hé, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2024
Horror diehards will likely walk away feeling hoodwinked by a freaky trailer that promises something more extreme than what gets delivered.
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
The original Japanese flick featured a social worker (Megumi Okina) seeing all manner of freaky ghost children in her house.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2024
Since the mid-aughts, the comedian, actor, and singer has been the pride of New York’s downtown alt-cabaret scene, belting out freaky anthems and shaking her braless bust in fans’ faces at intimate venues like Joe’s Pub.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 23 Oct. 2024
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Kristen S. Hé, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2024
Horror diehards will likely walk away feeling hoodwinked by a freaky trailer that promises something more extreme than what gets delivered.
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
The original Japanese flick featured a social worker (Megumi Okina) seeing all manner of freaky ghost children in her house.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2024
Since the mid-aughts, the comedian, actor, and singer has been the pride of New York’s downtown alt-cabaret scene, belting out freaky anthems and shaking her braless bust in fans’ faces at intimate venues like Joe’s Pub.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 23 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for freaky
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The injury came in freak fashion when running to the second level to deliver a block on a linebacker.Dallas News, Dallas News, 19 Oct. 2022
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Officials in Kansas say a man has died after he was shot by his dog in a freak hunting accident.Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 24 Jan. 2023
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Danny Boyle and Alex Garland are returning after 22 years to make 28 Years Later, though the original film, 28 Days Later, has remained one of cinema’s weirdest modern days stories.Paul Tassi, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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That was such a weird sensation—to just have paper towels stuffed deep in your skin.Julia Ries, SELF, 11 Dec. 2024
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At the time, federal law gave the Bureau a strange grab bag of investigative duties, ranging from interstate prostitution to antitrust violations.Beverly Gage, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2024
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When Sandy goes missing, the line between reality and game blurs and Conor must venture into the strange world of OBEX to bring her home.Peter Debruge, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
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Her material consists of tales of her bizarre upbringing, highly unconventional family, and filterless confessions of her time on this filthy planet.Matt Grobar, Deadline, 17 Dec. 2024
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Red One seemed like a bizarre experiment, some sort of action film-adjacent Santa Claus movie starring Dwayne Johnson and Chris Evans that almost seemed to be a sort of parody of itself.Paul Tassi, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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Crandell, the Harvard physiatrist, is a funny, brainy, and upbeat clinician who treats people with amputations in the Spaulding Rehabilitation Center, a building overlooking Boston Harbor.Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
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An Instax camera snaps photos throughout the night, the shots progressively funnier the more nog is consumed.Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
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And for parents, getting to see your kids engage in nature and learn something new while on vacation is fantastic.Bjorn Behlert, Travel + Leisure, 8 Dec. 2024
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Kai Rose Reed Diffuser Kai's distinguished rose scent is a fantastic floral that feels timeless in any space.Amanda Lauren, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
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Here, tech must withstand ever-changing conditions, from fluctuating temperatures to rain and snowfall, and even curious creatures, such as mice.Sabrina Weiss, WIRED, 6 Dec. 2024
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Usually people get curious and ask — sometimes in the form of a contract — to see cuts, which for me, as a journalist, is problematic.Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Dec. 2024
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Tauruses will go crazy for something chic, functional, and soft to the touch.Meghan Rose, Glamour, 9 Feb. 2023
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Before getting into the chaos of episode 5, that episode 4 cliff hanger was crazy.Calie Schepp, EW.com, 6 Feb. 2023
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“Freaky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/freaky. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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