as in eccentric
a person of odd or whimsical habits
if you insist on painting your house bright orange, everyone will assume you are a kook
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Recent Examples of kook
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.
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Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 12 Aug. 2024
In the years that followed, Harris had little luck—or, to be fair, help from the White House—in wresting control of a media narrative that has portrayed her as flailing, devoid of professional purpose, a bad manager, a bit of a kook.
—Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 5 July 2024
Joining her was Thomas Massie and Paul Gosar, a pair of Grade-A kooks.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 22 Apr. 2024
Before, a typical kook at Linda Mar would cut you off, fall, and apologize while laughing at himself.
—Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2024
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Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 12 Aug. 2024
In the years that followed, Harris had little luck—or, to be fair, help from the White House—in wresting control of a media narrative that has portrayed her as flailing, devoid of professional purpose, a bad manager, a bit of a kook.
—Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 5 July 2024
Joining her was Thomas Massie and Paul Gosar, a pair of Grade-A kooks.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 22 Apr. 2024
Before, a typical kook at Linda Mar would cut you off, fall, and apologize while laughing at himself.
—Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kook
Noun
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Robert Redford delivers folksy wisdom as a local eccentric who once had his own dragon encounter, and even Karl Urban’s greedy logger is more of a nuisance than an outright villain.—
Josh Bell,
Vulture,
21 Mar. 2025
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Attracting talent for greater innovation hazards acquiring a few eccentrics whose gifts come wrapped in controversial packaging.—
Chip Bell,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Over time, though, the character began to resemble Warner Bros. Discovery president David Zaslav, who famously sought to permanently shelve projects like Batgirl and Coyote vs. Acme for tax write-offs.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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But after Bonet departed the series following its first season, the focus shifted to characters played by Jasmine Guy, Kadeem Hardison, Dawnn Lewis, Glynn Turman, Cory Tyler, Lou Myers, Darryl M. Bell, Cree Summer, and Charnele Brown.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
28 Mar. 2025
Noun
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That’s what Elliot (Rudd) and his daughter Ridley (Ortega) confront while on a journey to a retreat hosted by Elliot’s greedy crackpot boss (Grant).—
Randy Myers,
The Mercury News,
21 Mar. 2025
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With Mickey 17, Pattinson doubles down (literally) on the crackpot touches and gives Bong’s follow-up to Parasite a true sense of unpredictable, undeniable lunacy.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
8 Mar. 2025
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Parker Posey, Jason Isaacs, Walton Goggins and everyone else are doing a terrific job as rich weirdos in Thailand facing various existential crises.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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What about actually getting SpaceGhostPurrp or an underground weirdo on a track?—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
19 Mar. 2025
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“Kook.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kook. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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