kook

See also: Kook and köök

English

Etymology

Possibly from cuckoo, or alternatively from Hawaiian kūkae (“feces”), which can also refer to surfers with a lack of skill or non-locals.

Pronunciation

enPR: ko͞ok, IPA^(key): /kuːk/
Rhymes: -uːk

Noun

kook (plural kooks)

(slang, chiefly US) An eccentric, strange or crazy person; a weirdo.
(surfing, kiteboarding, wakeboarding etc.) A board sport participant who has poor style or skill.

Derived terms

Translations

eccentric, strange or crazy person

Czech: podivín m
Finnish: hullu (fi), sekopää (fi), kahjo (fi)
German: Exzentriker (de) m, Spinner (de) m

Serbo-Croatian: čudak (sh)
Spanish: chiflado (es)

board sport participant who has poor style or skill

Czech: mimoň m

Anagrams

Koko, koko

Dutch

Pronunciation

Audio (file)
Rhymes: -oːk

Verb

kook

first-person singular present indicative of koken
imperative of koken

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