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Definition: Kook |
KookNoun1. Someone regarded as eccentric or crazy and standing out from a group. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
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Computing | Kook [Usenet; originally and more formally, `net.kook'] Term used to describe a regular poster who continually posts messages with no apparent grounding in reality. Different from a troll, which implies a sort of sly wink on the part of a poster who knows better, kooks really believe what they write, to the extent that they believe anything. The kook trademark is paranoia and grandiosity. Kooks will often build up elaborate imaginary support structures, fake corporations and the like, and continue to act as if those things are real even after their falsity has been documented in public. While they may appear harmless, and are usually filtered out by the other regular participants in a newsgroup of mailing list, they can still cause problems because the necessity for these measures is not immediately apparent to newcomers; there are several instances on record, for example, of journalists writing stories with quotes from kooks who caught them unaware. An entertaining web page chronicaling the activities of many notable kooks can be found at `http://www.crank.net/usenet.html'. Source: Jargon File. |
Slang | Noun. Source: No word source found. Definition: A person who cannot surf. Context: Used exclusively by surfers to taunt outsiders. Social Source: Surfers. Source: Compiled by The University of Oregon. (additional references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Synonyms: KookSynonyms: odd fellow (n), odd fish (n), odd man out (n), queer bird (n), queer duck (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Kook |
| Specialty definitions using "kook": Kook, kooky. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Kook" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. Afrikaan (boil, cook), Maya (nightingale), Yucatec (deaf). |
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| The following table summarizes the usage of "kook" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Kook | Last name | 130 | 56,212 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits. | |||
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| South Korea | Han Kook Shell Oil Co. Ltd. |
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Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.
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Beginning with "kook": Kook-aid, kook-kook-kook-ka-ka-ka. | |
Ending with "kook": Lye-kook. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
kook | 23 |
kook rav | 7 |
kook show | 5 |
rabbi kook | 3 |
kook sul won | 3 |
kook sool won | 3 |
e king kook | 3 |
kook recepten | 2 |
header kook | 2 |
abraham isaac kook rabbi | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "kook"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 怪人. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Verrückte (crackpot, crazily, daftly, furioso, loony, lunatic, madman, madwoman, maniac, oddball). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ookkay lontra da sibéria. (various references) ţãcãnit (barmy on the crumpet, chatter, click, crack-brained, loony, rattle, rattling, snap). (various references) knasig typ. (various references) คนประหลา" (คำสแลง). (various references) ilginç tip (crackpot, gink, original, quiz, specimen), antika tip, çılgın (berserk, bonkers, crackpot, crazed, crazy, delirious, demented, demon, demoniac, desperado, distracted, foolhardy, frenetic, frenzied, insane, kooky, lunatic, mad, maniacal, moonstruck, nut, phrenetic, possessed, raving, rip roaring, ripsnorter, scatty, wild). (various references) người g n. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "kook": kookaburra, kookaburras, kookie, kookier, kookiest, kookiness, kookinesses, kooks, kooky. (additional references) | |
Words containing "kook": skookum. (additional references) | |
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"Kook" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Akuoko, Ekofo, kako, kasok, kewk, Khoo, Kiko, klok, Kloof, knook, ko, kock, koho, kok, koko, kokoi, Kokov, Kolok, kolokol, Komo, konk, koo, Koob, kooch, kool, koosk, Koot, kooyk, kork, Kosok, koto, Kotok, kou, kowk, koz, krooh, Kuik, Kuk, Kuoi, kuok, okk, Okko, Okoko. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "kook" (pronounced kuw"k) |
| 2 | -uw" k | duke, fluke, juke, nuke, puke, rebuke, souk, spook. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words containing the letters "k-k-o-o" | |
+1 letter: kooks, kooky. | |
+2 letters: kolkoz, kookie. | |
+3 letters: kolkhos, kolkhoz, kolkozy, kookier, skookum, skyhook, tokomak. | |
+4 letters: bankbook, bookmark, bookrack, cookbook, hokypoky, hooklike, kakemono, knockoff, knockout, kolkhosy, kolkhozy, kolkozes, kookiest, nooklike, okeydoke, rockwork, skyhooks, tokomaks, workbook, workfolk. | |
+5 letters: bankbooks, bookmaker, bookmarks, bookracks, checkbook, clockwork, cookbooks, cookshack, crookback, crookneck, kakemonos, knockdown, knockoffs, knockouts, kolkhoses, kolkhozes, kookiness, lookalike, okeydokey, rockworks, workbooks, workfolks. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)4B 6F 6F 6B |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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| Braille (1829, in France) (references)
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Morse Code (1836) (references)-.- --- --- -.- |
| Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001011 01101111 01101111 01101011 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)K o o k |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)004B 006F 006F 006B |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)45818177 |
| Language | Coverage | Language Translations |
Chinese | 字典 , 定義 , 定义, 翻译 | 汉语, 中 , 漢 , 中國 , Chinesisch, chinês, chinezesc, chinezeşte, chinezã, chinez, kinesisk, çinli, çince, çin ile ilgili, çin |
German | wörterbuch, Übersetzung | 德语, 德國 , 德文 , 德語 , deutsch, Deutsche, alemão, neamţ, tysk, าษาเยอรมัน, เยอรมัน, alman, $sisters german$ chị em ruột, $cousin german$ anh chị em con chú bác ruột, sister |
Portuguese | dicionário, definição, tradução | 葡萄牙語 , 葡萄牙人 , 葡萄牙语, portugiesisch, português, portughez, portugis, portekizce, portekiz, Portekízlí, portekizli, người B"-đ o-nha tiếng B"-đ o-nha |
Romanian | dicţionar, definiţie, determinare, definire, translaţie, traducere, tãlmãcire | 罗马尼亚语, rumäne, romeno, român, rumänsk |
Swedish | ordbok, lexikon, definition, översättning | 瑞典語 , 瑞典语, schwedisch, svensk, เกี่ยวกับคน าษาและวั'นธรรมของประเทศสวีเ"น, isveççe, isveç dili, isveç, Ísveçlí, người Thuỵ điển tiếng Thuỵ điển |
Thai | พจนานุกรม | 泰國 , 泰文 , 泰 , 泰語 , 泰国, thailändisch, Thailänder, tailandês, thailändare, าษาไทย, เกี่ยวกับคนไทย, ที่เกี่ยวกับประเทศไทย, คนไทย, Tayland, Taylandlı, Tayland Dili, Tai Dili |
Turkish | sözlük, ansiklopedik sözlük, açıklama, belirleme, belirtme, kesinleştirme, tanım, tarif, seçiklik, tanımlama, tercüme | 土耳其語 , 土耳其, türkisch, turcesc, turc, turkisk, türkçe, türk, tiếng Thổ nhĩ kỳ |
Vietnamese | có tính chất sách vở, sự định rõ, sự định nghĩa, lời định nghĩa sự định, sự dịch, sự biến th nh sự giải thích | 越南語 , 越南语, 越南 , vietnamesin, vietnamesisch, vietnamese, vietnamita, vietnames, vietnamlı, vietnam dili, vietnam, người Việt nam tiếng Việt |
English | Dictionary, Definition, Translation | 英语, 英國 , 英文 , 英 , 英語 , englisch, inglês, englezesc, engelsk, เกี่ยวกับประเทศอังกฤษ, ชาวอังกฤษ, าษาอังกฤษ, ingiltere, ingiliz, Íngílízce, ingilizce, Íngílíz, ýngilizce |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Commercial | 5. Names: Frequency 6. Names: Company Usage 7. Expressions 8. Expressions: Internet | 9. Translations: Modern 10. Derivations 11. Rhymes 12. Anagrams | 13. Orthography 14. Bibliography |
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