kooky

adjective

ˈkü-kē 

variants or less commonly kookie

kookier; kookiest

: having the characteristics of a kook : offbeat, eccentric

kookiness noun

Synonyms of kooky

• bizarre
• funny
• strange
• weird
• odd
• curious
• peculiar
• eccentric
• erratic
• crazy
• remarkable

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

The actor debuted a promotional photo shoot in support of his new movie Digger that gives a closer look at his kooky oil tycoon character from Alejandro González Iñárritu‘s upcoming satire. — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 15 July 2026

The film premieres in theaters on June 26, and the story follows a couple (Wilde and Rogen) who invite their slightly kooky, yet very endearing neighbors (Cruz and Norton) over for a dinner that quickly dissolves into chaos. — Juliana Ukiomogbe, InStyle, 25 June 2026

The ballerina sneaker trend is just the latest in a line of kooky shoe creations that range from wearable to wildly out-there. — Aemilia Madden, Glamour, 18 June 2026

Polish Public Library Poster, $50 When in doubt, some kooky book-adjacent art will brighten up their new, probably also kooky, apartment. — Lit Hub Approved, Literary Hub, 18 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1957, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for kooky

• spooky