different between wacko vs kook

English

Alternative forms

• whacko

Etymology

wack(y) + -o.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?wæk??/
• Rhymes: -æk??

Adjective

wacko (comparative more wacko, superlative most wacko)

1. (informal) Amusingly eccentric or irrational.

   Synonyms: kooky, oddballish, pixilated; see also Thesaurus:eccentric

Translations

Noun

wacko (plural wackos or wackoes)

1. (informal) An amusingly eccentric or irrational person.

   Synonyms: kook, odd duck, weirdo; see also Thesaurus:strange person

Interjection

wacko

1. (Britain, dated) hurrah!

   Synonyms: get in, huzzah, woo hoo; see also Thesaurus:yay

Old High German

Etymology

Probably related to wegan (“to move, carry, bear”)

Noun

wacko ?

1. rock, boulder

Alternative forms

• waggo

Related terms

• wegan

English

Etymology

Possibly from cuckoo

Pronunciation

• enPR: ko?ok, IPA^(key): /ku?k/
• Rhymes: -u?k

Noun

kook (plural kooks)

1. (slang, chiefly US) An eccentric, strange or crazy person.

   Synonyms: nutjob, odd duck, weirdo; see also Thesaurus:mad person, Thesaurus:strange person
2. (surfing, kiteboarding, wakeboarding) A boardsport participant who lacks style or skill; a newbie who acts as if they are better at the sport than they are.

Derived terms

• kook out
• kookily
• kookish
• kookishness
• kookology
• kooky, kookie

Translations

Anagrams

• Koko, koko

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -o?k

Verb

kook

1. first-person singular present indicative of koken
2. imperative of koken

Estonian

Noun

kook (genitive koogi, partitive kooki)

1. cake

   Synonyms: tort, keeks

Declension