kook

noun
UK: /kuːk/
US: /kuːk/

  1. A crazy or eccentric person.

    1. My neighbor is a kook, he wears tin foil hats.
    2. Everyone thinks Professor Davies is a kook, but he's just unconventional.

  2. A silly or foolish person.

    1. Don't be a kook, you'll regret this later.
    2. Only a kook would try to swim across the lake in December.

Synonyms

eccentric nut crackpot oddball weirdo
kook intransitive-verb

  1. To behave in a crazy or eccentric manner.

    1. Stop kooking, it is not funny at all.
    2. He started kooking after drinking too much coffee.
kook adjective

  1. Crazy or eccentric.

    1. That's a kook idea, it will never work.
    2. He has some kook theories about the government.

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "kook" in English means: A crazy or eccentric person., A silly or foolish person..

The phonetic transcription of "kook" is /kuːk/ in British English and /kuːk/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "kook": eccentric, nut, crackpot, oddball, weirdo.

Example usage of "kook": "My neighbor is a kook, he wears tin foil hats.". More examples on the page.