Antonyms for kooky
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : koo-kee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈku ki |
Definition of kooky
Origin :- 1959, American English, originally teenager or beatnik slang, possibly a shortening of cuckoo.
- Using the newest show-business jargon, Tammy [Grimes] admits, "I look kooky," meaning cuckoo. ["Life" magazine, Jan. 5, 1959]
- Related: Kookily; kookiness.
- adj eccentric
- They've all been pretty darn good to me in their kooky ways, the actors have.
- Extract from : « No Great Magic » by Fritz Reuter Leiber
- Greta, I told myself, you need a miltown before the crow makes wing through your kooky head.
- Extract from : « No Great Magic » by Fritz Reuter Leiber
- Of course, she didn't remember, and I had to tell her about all the kooky kids.
- Extract from : « Warren Commission (11 of 26): Hearings Vol. XI (of 15) » by The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
Synonyms for kooky
- aberrant
- abnormal
- anomalous
- beat
- bent
- bizarre
- capricious
- characteristic
- cockeyed
- cranky
- crazy
- curious
- droll
- erratic
- far out
- flaky
- freak
- freakish
- funky
- funny
- idiosyncratic
- irregular
- nutty
- odd
- oddball
- off the wall
- off-center
- offbeat
- out in left field
- outlandish
- peculiar
- quaint
- queer
- quirky
- quizzical
- singular
- strange
- uncommon
- unconventional
- unnatural
- unusual
- way out
- weird
- whimsical
- wild
Based on : Thesaurus.com - Gutenberg.org - Dictionary.com - Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019