Definition of KOOK

kook

Meanings

Plural: kooks

Noun

  • someone regarded as eccentric or crazy and standing out from a group
  • An eccentric, strange or crazy person.
  • A boardsport participant who lacks style or skill; a newbie who acts as if they are better at the sport than they are.

Origin / Etymology

Possibly from cuckoo

Synonyms

basket case, basket weaver, bizarro, coot, crack, crackpot, crank, crazy, dingbat, eccentric, freak, fruit and nut case, fruit cake, fruit loop, fruitloop, glaik, hard case, head case, kook, live one, loony, loony tune, lunatic, madcap, mental case, nut, nut ball, nutbag, nutbar, nutburger, nutcase, nutjob, nutter, odd bod, odd duck, odd fellow, odd fish, odd man out, oddball, oddity, psycho, psychoceramic, queer bird, queer duck, queer fish, queerdo, rum, schizo, screwball, space cadet, space case, space pilot, strange bird, strange fish, strangeling, unconventional, wack, wackadoo, wackadoodle, wacko, weirdie, weirdling, weirdo, whackjob, whacko, wild man, wingnut

Scrabble Score: 12

kook is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
kook is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
kook is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

kook is a valid Words With Friends word