kooky adj : informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; "it used to drive my husband balmy" [syn: balmy, barmy, bats, batty, bonkers, buggy, cracked, crackers, daft, dotty, fruity, haywire, kookie, loco, loony, loopy, nuts, nutty, round the bend, around the bend, wacky, whacky] [also: kookiest, kookier]

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -uːki

Adjective

kooky

1. irreverent; idiosyncratic or unexpected; not normal
2. (describing a person) crazy or insane

Synonyms

• wacky
• nuts
• outlandish
• bonkers

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