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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
This season, Wednesday must navigate family, friends and old adversaries, propelling her into another year of delightfully dark and kooky mayhem.
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Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
The kooky characters surrounding Judge Stone included the conceited prosecutor Dan Fielding (John Larroquette), the imposing bailiff Bull Shannon (Richard Moll), and the idealistic public defender Christine Sullivan (Markie Post), each of whom had various quirks of their own.
—Dan Heching, EW.com, 28 Aug. 2025
There were rain, sunshine and gray clouds, but the Danes didn’t let that dampen their kooky spirits.
—Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 11 Aug. 2025
This season, Wednesday must navigate family, friends and old adversaries, propelling her into another year of delightfully dark and kooky mayhem.
—Billie Melissa, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Aug. 2025
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Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
The kooky characters surrounding Judge Stone included the conceited prosecutor Dan Fielding (John Larroquette), the imposing bailiff Bull Shannon (Richard Moll), and the idealistic public defender Christine Sullivan (Markie Post), each of whom had various quirks of their own.
—Dan Heching, EW.com, 28 Aug. 2025
There were rain, sunshine and gray clouds, but the Danes didn’t let that dampen their kooky spirits.
—Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 11 Aug. 2025
This season, Wednesday must navigate family, friends and old adversaries, propelling her into another year of delightfully dark and kooky mayhem.
—Billie Melissa, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kooky
Adjective
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Amid violently bizarre practices and visually upsetting situations, Cam finally sees a bigger picture.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
20 Sep. 2025
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After all, the saga involves asset seizures, the arrest and imprisonment of Citgo executives in Venezuela, prisoner exchanges, and multiple auction rounds in a bizarre, winding legal process.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
19 Sep. 2025
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Mea Culpa is Perry at his most knowingly silly, and a throwback to erotic thrillers of decades past.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
14 Sep. 2025
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For every community of mass-shooter fandoms, there is another that is silly, joyous, productive, or totally harmless.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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However, senior research strategist Michael Brown of foreign currency brokerage Pepperstone sketched out his theory after Miran’s weird triple mandate comment roiled bond trading desks across the globe.—
Tiana Lowe Doescher,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Sep. 2025
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There’s a lot of really weird stuff about the ancient world.—
Jonny Thomson,
Big Think,
18 Sep. 2025
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Jimmy Kimmel said something stupid and should apologize.—
Jesse Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Sep. 2025
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Yeah, stupid s--- like this apparently is gonna keep happening for the next three years.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
19 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Above all, the film is simply very funny.—
Peter Tonguette,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Sep. 2025
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Funerals are not funny and responsible broadcasters always separate murder from mirth.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
19 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Years later narratives about colonization or slavery or the crazy suffragettes always centre on the light and the justice these people fought for.—
Sara Stridsberg
September 15,
Literary Hub,
15 Sep. 2025
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Oh, and that rookie receiver with the two crazy catches?—
Christian Romo,
Freep.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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At the heart of the discovery lies one of quantum mechanics’ strangest features — uncertainty.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Sep. 2025
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The combination of climbing around this strange building and having heard the almost legendary stories about Karl-Göran was evocative and haunting.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
19 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Awards are both mad and lovely.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
16 Sep. 2025
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And of course, mad love and respect to Adam Yauch, Oscilloscope’s co-founder, filmmaker and Beastie Boy forever.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
16 Sep. 2025
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