as in psychotic
unable to think in a clear or sensible way
that dog's straight loco, just running around in circles all day long
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as in to bother
to cause to go insane or as if insane
years of living alone had clearly locoed the old rancher
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Recent Examples of loco
Ryu Spaeth, New Republic, 28 July 2017
Real investors survey the landscape and look for signs of a market gone loco.
—Andy Kessler, WSJ, 2 July 2017
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Adjective
As one of my colleagues said, this was straight loco.
—Ryu Spaeth, New Republic, 28 July 2017
Real investors survey the landscape and look for signs of a market gone loco.
—Andy Kessler, WSJ, 2 July 2017
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for loco
Adjective
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Norman Mailer achieved a similar thing in his non-fiction novel about Gary Gilmore The Executioner’s Song—although, by the time the book was published in 1979, the seedy, psychotic world of Gilmore and his two girlfriends, Nicole and April Baker, hardly came as a revelation.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Oct. 2025
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Since its introduction in 2022, only people with schizophrenia and other limited psychotic disorders have had access to the program.—
CalMatters,
Oc Register,
16 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Such hard coaching would bother some players.—
Jay King,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Continue reading … HIT THE ROAD – Duffy responds to trucker who 'couldn't be bothered' to learn English in America.—
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FOXNews.com,
15 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Whether these experienced hands can keep up with their mad scientists is less clear.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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David’s flagship product is an almost Frankensteinian creation, more mad scientist than culinary.—
Ashley Lutz,
Fortune,
13 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The media frenzy about GLP-1 agonists hadn't yet started.—
Mara Gordon,
NPR,
24 Apr. 2025
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During the media frenzy the then-21-year-old held a press conference, delivering a heartfelt resignation speech.—
Janine Rubenstein,
Peoplemag,
27 July 2024
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Poor Soil Grass may struggle to grow in soil that lacks nutrients, drains poorly, is compacted, or has unbalanced pH. Test your soil to see if nutrient deficiencies are to blame and to check pH levels.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
29 Sep. 2025
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Candida is part of a healthy microbiota but in high abundance, it has been identified as an opportunistic microorganism, causing a reduction in community diversity, and unbalancing the gut microbiota.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
21 June 2025
Adjective
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The outpouring of people on social media was insane.—
Wendy Grossman Kantor,
PEOPLE,
17 Oct. 2025
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The trailer teases spicy fights, insane games, and twists.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
16 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Most people don’t commit violent acts, but in the hands of someone who’s fired up and mentally deranged, anything can happen.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
2 Oct. 2025
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The perpetrator is obviously deranged, but posts like Min’s might rile up and radicalize the next deranged person.—
Matt Fleming,
Oc Register,
20 Sep. 2025
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Plus, Jeremiah had to still be winded by busting out that extended dance remix of his maniacal villain laugh from back on the beach.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
2 Oct. 2025
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In a desperate attempt to stop The Entity, President Erika Sloane (Angela Bassett) locates Ethan, who is now a rogue agent, and asks him to achieve the impossible by finding a way to shut the maniacal AI down.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Loco.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loco. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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