as in psychotic
unable to think in a clear or sensible way
that dog's straight loco, just running around in circles all day long
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as in to bother
to cause to go insane or as if insane
years of living alone had clearly locoed the old rancher
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Recent Examples of loco
Andy Kessler, WSJ, 2 July 2017
As one of my colleagues said, this was straight loco.
—Ryu Spaeth, New Republic, 28 July 2017
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Adjective
Real investors survey the landscape and look for signs of a market gone loco.
—Andy Kessler, WSJ, 2 July 2017
As one of my colleagues said, this was straight loco.
—Ryu Spaeth, New Republic, 28 July 2017
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for loco
Adjective
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The counselor also told police Trotman had had a previous psychotic break in which he was found wandering the woods.—
Peter Hermann,
Washington Post,
7 Feb. 2023
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Lewis prescribed Price anti-psychotic medication after a mental health referral Sept. 1.—
Thomas Saccente,
Arkansas Online,
17 Jan. 2023
Verb
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But one aspect of his robberies bothers him to this day.—
Faith Karimi,
CNN Money,
26 July 2025
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This means that some people might not bother using them.—
Ben Coxworth
July 26,
New Atlas,
26 July 2025
Adjective
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Marketing and advertising have undergone a similar shift from mad men to math men.—
Kian Bakhtiari,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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Hurwitz is a descendant of Bernstein and the mad d.j.s, the heir to the most expressive of musical explainers and celebrants.—
David Denby,
New Yorker,
20 July 2025
Verb
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The media frenzy about GLP-1 agonists hadn't yet started.—
Mara Gordon,
NPR,
24 Apr. 2025
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In season six, these controversies extended to the way the show depicted Mohamed Al-Fayed, all but accusing him of setting up the paparazzi frenzy that led to the deaths of Diana and his son, Dodi.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
15 June 2024
Adjective
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This new version understands the overall assignment: bring back a few familiar faces; reintroduce your resident homicidal maniac hellbent on revenge; gather an insanely photogenic cast and kill most of them.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
16 July 2025
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Based on Roth’s fictitious trailer of the same name that appeared in Grindhouse (2007), Thanksgiving takes place in Plymouth, Massachusetts, where a masked maniac terrorizes the residents one year after a Black Friday riot ended in tragedy.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
19 May 2025
Verb
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Candida is part of a healthy microbiota but in high abundance, it has been identified as an opportunistic microorganism, causing a reduction in community diversity, and unbalancing the gut microbiota.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
21 June 2025
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Hawkins’s performance as a woman who was destroyed by the death of her daughter, more so than anyone around her seems to realize, both powers and unbalances the film.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
30 May 2025
Adjective
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Amanda learned in like 10 seconds, which is insane.—
Scott Roxborough,
The Hollywood Reporter,
24 Mar. 2025
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If 51% of the population is being so underserved, the ratio to opportunity is insane.—
Gemma Allen,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Guys like Andrew Weissman, deranged Jack Smith.—
Nicholas Riccardi,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Mar. 2025
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Albie and Portia reunite at the airport, where Portia tells Albie that Jack was deranged, while Albie tells Portia that Lucia played him.—
Lissete Lanuza Sáenz,
StyleCaster,
25 Feb. 2025
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“Loco.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loco. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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