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

That dog was probably the only thing that the kook had ever really had in his life.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole