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- [loh-koh]
- /ˈloʊ koʊ/
- /ˈləʊ.kəʊ/
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- [loh-koh]
- /ˈloʊ koʊ/
Definitions of loco word
- abbreviation LOCO locoweed. 1
- noun plural loco Slang. an insane person; maniac. 1
- noun plural loco Veterinary Pathology. locoism. 1
- verb with object loco to poison with locoweed. 1
- verb with object loco Slang. to cause to be insane or crazy. 1
- adjective loco Slang. out of one's mind; insane; crazy. 1
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Origin of loco
First appearance:
before 1835 One of the 34% newest English words
1835-45, Americanism; < Spanish: insane
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Parts of speech for Loco
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
loco popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
loco usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for loco
adj loco
- batty — If you say that someone is batty, you mean that they are rather eccentric or slightly crazy.
- bizarre — Something that is bizarre is very odd and strange.
- brainsick — relating to or caused by insanity; crazy; mad
- cracked — An object that is cracked has lines on its surface because it is damaged.
- crazed — Crazed people are wild and uncontrolled, and perhaps insane.
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