variants or less commonly kookie
kookier; kookiest
: having the characteristics of a kook : offbeat, eccentric
kookiness noun

Examples of kooky in a Sentence

I'm not sure that someone with such kooky ideas on biology should be teaching the subject to high schoolers. if you think that drugs aren't bad for you, you haven't met that guy's kooky friends
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Aduba shines as Cordelia, carefully finding the balance between kooky humor and an air of gravitas. Photo: Courtesy Of Warner Bros. Pictures., refinery29.com, 3 Mar. 2025 Though the mysteries, shenanigans, and kooky characters of Mike White’s brainchild bring us back every season, the infamous fashion is not to be overlooked. Madison Yauger, People.com, 23 Feb. 2025 But there has to be a better way to do this and part of that is reforming New York City’s very kooky property tax structure, where Con Ed pays more to City Hall than anyone else and then has to charge higher fees to customers. New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 15 Feb. 2025 Fast-food chains around the country are soon featuring spooky – or altogether kooky – additions to their menus to celebrate Halloween. Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 4 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for kooky

Word History

First Known Use

1957, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of kooky was in 1957

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“Kooky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kooky. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.

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