kookie
/'kuki/ Cách viết khác : (kooky) /'kuki/
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Eccentric, crazy, or mentally irregular in a whimsical or unconventional way: "Kookie" describes someone or something that is odd, strange, or slightly crazy in a harmless, quirky, or amusing manner. It is an informal, often affectionate term.
Usage
- "Kookie" is an informal, slang adjective. It is often used to describe people, ideas, or behavior that are unconventional and amusingly strange, not dangerously insane.
- It is typically used in a light-hearted or endearing context.
Examples
- Adjective:
- My aunt has some kookie ideas about gardening, but her flowers are beautiful.
- He wore a kookie hat covered in feathers to the party.
- The reference note says, "It used to drive my husband kookie." (This implies the behavior was annoyingly eccentric or confusing.)
Advanced Usage
- "To drive someone kookie": To annoy or frustrate someone to the point of exasperation by acting in a very strange or irrational way.
- Her constant rearranging of the furniture is starting to drive me kookie.
Variants and Related Words
- Kooky (adj): The more common standard spelling of "kookie." Both forms are used interchangeably.
- She has a kooky sense of humor that I love.
Synonyms
- Eccentric: Unconventional and slightly strange.
- Zany: Amusingly unconventional and idiosyncratic.
- Wacky: Funny or amusing in a slightly crazy way.
- Nutty: Crazy or foolish (informal).
- Offbeat: Unconventional; different from the usual.
Antonyms
- Conventional: Based on or in accordance with what is generally done or believed.
- Normal: Conforming to a standard; usual, typical, or expected.
- Sane: Of sound mind; not mad or mentally ill.
Related Idioms/Phrases
- As kookie as a fruitcake: An idiom emphasizing someone is very eccentric or crazy. ("Fruitcake" is a traditional idiom for craziness).
- The inventor was as kookie as a fruitcake, but he was a genius.
Adjective
- informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
- it used to drive my husband balmy