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adjective

Definition of loconext
slang
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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loco

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verb

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
Adjective
Real investors survey the landscape and look for signs of a market gone loco. — Andy Kessler, WSJ, 2 July 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for loco
  1. psychotic
  2. bother
  3. mad
  4. unbalance
  5. insane
  6. derange
  7. maniacal
  8. craze
Adjective
  • Devlin said eight jurors including herself began deliberation believing that Clancy, 36, was experiencing a psychotic episode when her children were killed in suburban Boston.
    — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Her defense, however, argued that Clancy killed her children after suffering a postpartum psychotic break.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of psychotic
Verb
  • What’s bothered me, though, is how its backers have anchored their messaging around a lot of misleading generalizations about the state of college sports.
    — Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Having my mother in so much of the film [is what] bothers me.
    — Merle Ginsberg, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of bother
Adjective
  • Largely through the medium of Facebook, Kanarek had driven Barisone mad.
    — Ian Parker, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Behind his graying beard, his expression crackled between a scowl and a mad grin.
    — Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of mad
Verb
  • Denying the Wave a crucial 1-0 lead, no teammate could convert on a bright drive and dish by speedster Ludmila that unbalanced Seattle’s defense.
    — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 July 2026
  • The risk is that only a handful of clubs will be able to cough up those sums, unbalancing the market.
    — Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 19 May 2026
Definition of unbalance
Adjective
  • That everyone commits so fearlessly — and with such straight faces — to the Zellners’ berserk world-building is a joy to behold, aided by a terrific jukebox soundtrack and a chaotic, entropic plot that builds and builds to insane levels of carnage.
    — Damon Wise, Deadline, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Sure, this sounds insane, but the real insanity is how much New York mismanages its education system and how little attention the problem receives in Albany.
    — Zilvinas "Z" Silenas, New York Daily News, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of insane
Verb
  • Featuring an ensemble populated by killer character actors like Jacki Weaver, Luis Guzmán, Kurtwood Smith, Timothy Spall, and Michael Chernus, Perpetual Grace, LTD is an off-kilter neo-noir that mines deranged humor from its eccentric characters.
    — Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Instagram demanded a certain sort of woman and then produced her, deranging broad swaths of the population in the process.
    — Jia Tolentino, New Yorker, 11 July 2026
Definition of derange
Adjective
  • These machines—the maniacal Maverick R, with its praying mantis-like front suspension, and the hard-working Pioneer—have little else in common.
    — Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 2 Sep. 2026
  • His teammate Christian McCaffrey, who is also known for his maniacal training regimen, has been impressed with Kittle’s recovery.
    — Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of maniacal
Verb
  • The pastry problem is one of several recent examples of social media crazes.
    — Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The summertime trail is swarmed by black flies, tiny but blood-crazed.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of craze

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“Loco.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loco. Accessed 20 Sep. 2026.

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