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kook

UK
/kuːk/
US
/kuk/

Translations

kooknoun
kooks
pl
UK
/kuːk/
US
/kuk/
excentriqueS'emploie pour une personne jugée bizarre, fantasque ou un peu folle.
Everyone thought he was a bit of a kook because of his unusual hobbies.
Tout le monde le prenait pour un excentrique à cause de ses loisirs inhabituels.
débutantSens familier en surf : débutant maladroit qui ne respecte pas les usages.
The lineup was crowded with kooks dropping in on every wave.
Le spot était rempli de débutants qui se jetaient sur chaque vague.
Additional translations
dingueFamilier.
Synonyms
weirdo
eccentric
oddball
nut
freak
crank
loon
dweeb
kookverb
kooked
Past Simple
kooked
Past Participle
kooking
Gerund
UK
/kuːk/
US
/kuk/
Slang usage, chiefly in surfing and informal contexts.
foirerFamilier ; surtout dans le jargon du surf, pour dire qu'on rate complètement une manœuvre.
He kooked the takeoff and wiped out on the inside section.
Il a foiré son take-off et s'est vautré dans la section intérieure.
Synonyms
act eccentrically
behave eccentrically
act kooky
behave oddly
act bizarrely
act crazy
act nutty
go crazy
go bonkers
freak out
behave erratically
act unpredictably
kookadjective
more kook
Comp.
most kook
Super.
Attributive use of the noun meaning ‘eccentric, strange’.
excentriqueS'emploie de façon attributive ou qualificative.
They dismissed his kook ideas as impossible to implement.
Ils ont rejeté ses idées excentriques comme impossibles à mettre en œuvre.
Additional translations
bizarreFamilier.
Synonyms
kooky
eccentric
quirky
odd
strange
bizarre
zany
offbeat
unconventional
peculiar
batty
crazy
loony
wacky

Definitions

kooknoun
A person regarded as strange, eccentric, or crazy.
Everyone thought he was a bit of a kook because of his unusual hobbies.
In surfing slang, a beginner who lacks skill or ignores accepted etiquette.
The lineup was crowded with kooks dropping in on every wave.
kookverb
To blunder or perform ineptly, especially while surfing; to act like a kook.
He kooked the takeoff and wiped out on the inside section.
kookadjective
Eccentric, strange, or characteristic of a kook (used attributively).
They dismissed his kook ideas as impossible to implement.
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