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also kookie
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 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
The movie is possibly loud and colorful and zany and kooky and busy enough to mask the desperation in a script that shows little imagination for the psychological hurdles of people from three different generations struggling to understand one another.
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David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2025
The film follows the story of the creepy, kooky family as an imposter infiltrates their home in an effort to swindle the Addams fortune.
—Marilyn La Jeunesse, Parents, 5 Aug. 2025
The ballerina sneaker trend is just the latest in a stretch of kooky shoe creations (who can forget the launch of Sneex?).
—Aemilia Madden, Glamour, 30 July 2025
This kooky courtroom drama finds Andy Sachs—at start a perfectly happy publisher at a small university press—being sued by her former employer for apparent NDA violations.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 28 July 2025
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David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2025
The film follows the story of the creepy, kooky family as an imposter infiltrates their home in an effort to swindle the Addams fortune.
—Marilyn La Jeunesse, Parents, 5 Aug. 2025
The ballerina sneaker trend is just the latest in a stretch of kooky shoe creations (who can forget the launch of Sneex?).
—Aemilia Madden, Glamour, 30 July 2025
This kooky courtroom drama finds Andy Sachs—at start a perfectly happy publisher at a small university press—being sued by her former employer for apparent NDA violations.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 28 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kooky
Adjective
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The indictment of Adams’ former top advisor came a day after another member of Adams’ inner circle became embroiled in a bizarre apparent bribery attempt involving a news reporter.—
Gloria Pazmino,
CNN Money,
21 Aug. 2025
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This descriptor originated from internet memes about bizarre scenarios happening in the state of Ohio.—
Mia Thurow,
jsonline.com,
20 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Alcaraz and Sinner are early enough in their careers that debates around their legacies feel silly.—
Hua Hsu,
New Yorker,
20 Aug. 2025
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Evans described Steve as goofy, silly, and full of charm, with a love for food and people alike.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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As well as artifacts that mutate into weirder, more powerful weapons.—
Curtis Silver,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Like everybody else in the show, he’s squeezed by the various, weird incentives of a capitalist medical system.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
14 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Jess: The curds themselves are crispy, but the toast is stupid.—
Jess Fleming,
Twin Cities,
22 Aug. 2025
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The dialogue wasn’t dumbed down and stupid comic book stuff.—
William Earl,
Variety,
20 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Scattered Thoughts: The digs at 30 Seconds To Mars were funny and telling.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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Ramirez described Flores as a humble, funny and caring person.—
Gina Lee Castro,
jsonline.com,
24 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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At the campaign’s first big canvassing event in mid-December, primary field director Tascha Van Auken noticed something strange happening.—
Mark Chiusano,
Time,
14 Aug. 2025
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Death Valley’s Racetrack Playa is home to some very strange rocks.—
Andrew Paul Aug 14,
Popular Science,
14 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Things become considerably more volatile when the actual shoot begins and Coppola’s Willy Wonka-like charm — as Plaza describes it — is put to the test by the demands of realizing his mad vision once and for all.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
28 Aug. 2025
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Still, this is evanescent stuff, hardly weighty enough to get mad about with respect to the aforementioned problematic areas.—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Kooky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kooky. Accessed 4 Sep. 2025.
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