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• Kookie

  [koo-kee] /ˈku ki/ adjective, kookier, kookiest. Slang. 1. of, like, or pertaining to a ; eccentric, strange, or foolish. /ˈkuːkɪ/ adjective kookier, kookiest 1. (informal) crazy, eccentric, or foolish adj. 1959, American English, originally teenager or beatnik slang, possibly a shortening of cuckoo. Using the newest show-business jargon, Tammy [Grimes] admits, “I look kooky,” meaning […]

• Kooks

  [kook] /kuk/ noun, Slang. 1. an eccentric, strange, or foolish person. 2. an insane person. /kuːk/ noun 1. (US & Canadian, informal) an eccentric, crazy, or foolish person n. 1960, American English slang; see kooky. modifier : did a kook piece with dancers noun [fr cuckoo] Keep Our Own Kids Safe

• Kooky

  [koo-kee] /ˈku ki/ adjective, kookier, kookiest. Slang. 1. of, like, or pertaining to a ; eccentric, strange, or foolish. /ˈkuːkɪ/ adjective kookier, kookiest 1. (informal) crazy, eccentric, or foolish adj. 1959, American English, originally teenager or beatnik slang, possibly a shortening of cuckoo. Using the newest show-business jargon, Tammy [Grimes] admits, “I look kooky,” meaning […]

• Kool-Aid

  [kool-eyd] /ˈkulˌeɪd/ Trademark. 1. a brand name for a powdered mix used to make a sugary, fruit-flavored drink. noun 2. a drink made from this mix. Idioms 3. drink the Kool-Aid, to support or believe in something in a blindly enthusiastic way: A level-headed reporter, he didn’t drink the Kool-Aid on the tax issue.

• Koolhaas

  /Dutch ˈkulhɑs/ noun 1. Rem. born 1944, Dutch architect and theorist, co-founder of the Office for Metropolitan Architecture (1975); buildings include the Grand Palais and associated developments in Lille, France (1989–96); books include S, M, L, XL (1996)

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