kook
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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
Martell said she blew off his calls because she thought he was "a kook."
From Salon ● Apr. 1, 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
The kook had been proud of his job at the company.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
“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
“Outer Banks” revolves largely around the class divide between the working-class pogues and the wealthy kooks.
From New York Times ● Feb. 21, 2023
This full-employment plan for kooks and hucksters gives new meaning to featherbedding.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 16, 2022
“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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