variants
or less commonly kookie
kookier; kookiest
kookiness
noun
Synonyms
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
Recent Examples on the Web
Ringwald’s Carson also strikes a kooky, California contrast with the Manhattan swans — both more humble and more out-there than the East Coast grand dames like Lee Radziwill (Calista Flockhart) and Slim Keith (Diane Lane).
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Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2024
In fact, the pro-wrestling antics are the only really memorable thing about the film, a condemnation of its kooky, overstuffed plot.
—Katie Rife, EW.com, 28 Mar. 2024
Every inch of the interior is covered with kooky pig decor that seems to multiply each winter hiatus.
—Alex Beggs, Bon Appétit, 21 Mar. 2024
The short has a kooky premise: a masked robber tries to hold up a convenience store, only to discover that the man behind the counter is an old pal.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 29 Feb. 2024
Michael Cera, who played Allan – the kooky and lovable best friend of Ken – told CNN that the real win is how the film was received by audiences and brought people back into theaters.
—Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN, 27 Feb. 2024
Why, argyle, of course — that preppy pattern found on socks and sweaters, and an apt name for the latest kooky spy caper from Matthew Vaughn.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 31 Jan. 2024
Perhaps Winters’ latest kooky turn will also achieve that status.
—Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 14 Dec. 2023
Kenny Segal’s beats are the backbone—switching between gentle and hard, kooky and sublime—and give woods the space to lay out the life lessons, sly jokes, and observations that make the mundane sound profound.
—Pitchfork, 5 Dec. 2023
Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2024
In fact, the pro-wrestling antics are the only really memorable thing about the film, a condemnation of its kooky, overstuffed plot.
—Katie Rife, EW.com, 28 Mar. 2024
Every inch of the interior is covered with kooky pig decor that seems to multiply each winter hiatus.
—Alex Beggs, Bon Appétit, 21 Mar. 2024
The short has a kooky premise: a masked robber tries to hold up a convenience store, only to discover that the man behind the counter is an old pal.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 29 Feb. 2024
Michael Cera, who played Allan – the kooky and lovable best friend of Ken – told CNN that the real win is how the film was received by audiences and brought people back into theaters.
—Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN, 27 Feb. 2024
Why, argyle, of course — that preppy pattern found on socks and sweaters, and an apt name for the latest kooky spy caper from Matthew Vaughn.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 31 Jan. 2024
Perhaps Winters’ latest kooky turn will also achieve that status.
—Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 14 Dec. 2023
Kenny Segal’s beats are the backbone—switching between gentle and hard, kooky and sublime—and give woods the space to lay out the life lessons, sly jokes, and observations that make the mundane sound profound.
—Pitchfork, 5 Dec. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1957, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near kooky
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“Kooky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kooky. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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