loco
1lo·co
adverb or adjective \ˈlō-(ˌ)kō\Definition of LOCO
: in the register as written —used as a direction in music
Origin of LOCO
Italian dialect, there, from Latin in loco in the place
First Known Use: circa 1801
2loco
noun plural locos or locoes
Definition of LOCO
1
: locoweed
2
: locoism
Origin of LOCO
Mexican Spanish, from Spanish, crazy
First Known Use: 1844
3loco
transitive verbDefinition of LOCO
1
: to poison with locoweed
2
: to make frenzied or crazy
Examples of LOCO
- <years of living alone had clearly locoed the old rancher>
First Known Use of LOCO
1884
4loco
adjectiveDefinition of LOCO
slangExamples of LOCO
- The crowd went loco when she walked out on the stage.
- He's not just weird, he's positively loco.
Origin of LOCO
Spanish
First Known Use: 1887
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