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kook
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kook
(noun)
kook
/
ˈ
kuːk/
noun
plural
kooks
kook
/
ˈ
kuːk/
noun
plural
kooks
Britannica Dictionary definition of KOOK
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informal
:
a person whose ideas or actions are very strange or foolish
a bunch of
kooks
dressed up in weird costumes
a lovable
kook
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— kooky
/
ˈ
kuːki/
adjective
kookier
;
kookiest
another one of his
kooky
ideas
a
kooky
outfit/person
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