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Kook

By Jay DiMartino, About.com

Definition: The word "kook" is one of the most hurtful words in surfing. To be called a "kook" means that you can't surf well, have a terrible style, talk trash, or even snake your fellow surfers. Maybe you do all these things at once. Kooks have been around since the birth of surfing. I'm sure even the Duke had to deal with couple of them over in Waikiki back in the day. The problem is that it seems that the worst kooks of them all don't realize the extent of their own kookdom.
Also Known As: dork, spaz, Barney, geek, Adolf, Wilbur
Common Misspellings: kuke
Examples: Those kooks from down south are dropping in on everyone today!

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