loco

verb

locoed; locoing; locos

transitive verb

1

: to poison with locoweed

2

: to make frenzied

Synonyms of loco

• bother
• frenzy
• unbalance
• derange
• craze
• upset
• disturb
• distract
• confuse
• madden
• crack

Examples of loco in a Sentence

years of living alone had clearly locoed the old rancher

Word History

First Known Use

1884, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing loco

• in loco parentis

Rhymes for loco

• cocoa
• koko
• poco

Kids Definition

loco

adjective

lo·​co

ˈlō-kō

slang

: mentally disordered

Medical Definition

loco

1 of 2 noun

lo·​co ˈlō-(ˌ)kō 

plural locos or locoes

: any of several plants (genera Astragalus and Oxytropis) of western North America that contain a toxin that causes locoism in livestock when ingested in large quantities : locoweed

loco

2 of 2 transitive verb

: to poison with locoweed