Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kookie

/ˈkʊkiː/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.78 in modern English

Syllables: kook-ie
IPA: /ˈkʊkiː/

14

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae).

adj

Alternative form of kooky.

Etymology

Clipping of kookaburra + -ie.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈkʊkiː/

Inflected Forms

kookies (plural) more kookie (comparative) most kookie (superlative) kooky (alternative)

Synonyms

balmy barmy bats batty bonkers buggy cracked crackers daft dotty fruity haywire

Rhymes With

rookie cookie bookie kooky hooky looky wookiee tanuki nookie wookey booky hookey

Questions

How do you pronounce kookie?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkʊkiː/.
What does kookie mean?: A kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae).
Where does kookie come from?: Clipping of kookaburra + -ie.

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