kook
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Juxtaposing that with this Indiana Jones character, Theodore, who may be a kook or savior.
From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2024
Arguably one of the most derogatory terms in the surf world, kook has origins in the Hawaiian word “kukae,” which means crap.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2024
"The kook in me recognises the kook in you," she added.
From BBC ● May 31, 2023
In the mainstream, he’s long been cast off as a kook.
From Slate ● May 1, 2023
“God, how I wish there were more kids in this town so I wouldn’t be forced to hang out with a kook like you,” she replied.
From "Dead End in Norvelt" by Jack Gantos
“It’s what we’ve done for the last 20 years, really. We’re just a bunch of kooks who got together to obsessively make things in celebration of life and in appreciation of each other’s time.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2026
Bill also had his share of kooks who threatened the credibility of his movement.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 13, 2026
Intruders, oddballs, kooks, and villains, in this gloomy lifeless dark, fight for space.
From New York Times ● Oct. 13, 2022
Hollywood is awash in conservatives, and kooks, and conservative kooks.
From Salon ● Dec. 31, 2021
“Let’s get them on board, get everyone fed. Then we need to figure out what to do with ourselves. We might be like those kooks we just ran away from soon.”
From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner
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