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/koohk/, n. Slang.1. an eccentric, strange, or foolish person.2. an insane person.[1955-60; perh. alter. of CUCKOO]
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Kook — may refer to:A Yiddish surname meaning look * Abraham Isaac Kook, Chief Rabbi in the British Mandate of Palestine, considered to be Israel s first Chief Rabbi. * Zvi Yehuda Kook, son of the above, prominent Religious Zionist rabbi. * Hillel Kook … Wikipedia
Kook — ist der Name von Abraham Isaak Kook (1865–1935), erster aschkenasischer Großrabbiner Palästinas Almuth Kook (* 1969), deutsche Fernsehmoderatorin und Buchautorin Hillel Kook (1915–2001), siehe Peter Bergson Zvi Yehuda Kook (1891–1982), Rabbiner… … Deutsch Wikipedia
kook — kook·a·bur·ra; kook; kook·ie; kook·i·ly; kook·i·ness; … English syllables
kook|ie — kook|y or kook|ie «KOO kee», adjective, kook|i|er, kook|i|est. Slang. 1. odd or silly: »kooky little polo neck sweater dresses. SYNONYM(S) … Useful english dictionary
kook|y — or kook|ie «KOO kee», adjective, kook|i|er, kook|i|est. Slang. 1. odd or silly: »kooky little polo neck sweater dresses. SYNONYM(S) … Useful english dictionary
kook — [ku:k] n AmE informal [Date: 1900 2000; Origin: cuckoo] someone who is silly or crazy >kooky adj … Dictionary of contemporary English
kook — [ kuk ] noun count INFORMAL someone who is KOOKY … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
kook — (n.) 1960, American English slang; see KOOKY (Cf. kooky) … Etymology dictionary
kook — [n] eccentric person crackpot, crank, crazy*, dingbat*, flake*, fruitcake*, lamebrain, lunatic, nut, screwball*, wacko*, weirdo; concepts 412,423 … New thesaurus
kook — ► NOUN N. Amer. informal ▪ a mad or eccentric person. DERIVATIVES kooky adjective. ORIGIN probably from CUCKOO(Cf. ↑cuckoo) … English terms dictionary
kook — ☆ kook [ko͞ok ] n. [prob. contr. < CUCKOO] Slang a person regarded as silly, eccentric, crazy, etc … English World dictionary
