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lo·co 1

 (lō′kō)
adj. Slang
Mentally deranged; crazy.
n. pl. lo·cos
1. See locoweed.
2. See locoism.
tr.v. lo·coed, lo·co·ing, lo·cos
1. To poison with locoweed.
2. Slang To cause to be mentally deranged; craze.

[Spanish, crazy, possibly from Arabic lawqā', foolish, feminine sing. of 'alwaq, from lāqa, to soften; see lwq in Semitic roots.]

lo·co 2

 (lō′kō)
adv. & adj. Music
At the pitch written. Used chiefly as a direction.

[From Italian loco, from Latin locō, ablative of locus, place.]
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loco

(ˈləʊkəʊ)
n
informal short for locomotive

loco

(ˈləʊkəʊ)
adj
1. slang chiefly US insane
2. (Veterinary Science) (of an animal) affected with loco disease
n, pl -cos
(Plants) short for locoweed
vb (tr)
3. to poison with locoweed
4. slang US to make insane
[C19: via Mexican Spanish from Spanish: crazy]

loco

(ˈləʊkəʊ)
adj
(Commerce) denoting a price for goods, esp goods to be exported, that are in a place specified or known, the buyer being responsible for all transport charges from that place: loco Bristol; a loco price.
[C20: from Latin locō from a place]
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lo•co

(ˈloʊ koʊ)

n., pl. -cos, n.
2. Slang. an insane person.
3. locoism.
v.t.
4. to poison with locoweed.
5. Slang. to cause to be insane.
adj.
6. Slang. out of one's mind; insane; crazy.
[1835–45, Amer.; < Sp: crazy]
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loco


Past participle: locoed
Gerund: locoing

Imperative
loco
loco
Present
I loco
you loco
he/she/it locos
we loco
you loco
they loco
Preterite
I locoed
you locoed
he/she/it locoed
we locoed
you locoed
they locoed
Present Continuous
I am locoing
you are locoing
he/she/it is locoing
we are locoing
you are locoing
they are locoing
Present Perfect
I have locoed
you have locoed
he/she/it has locoed
we have locoed
you have locoed
they have locoed
Past Continuous
I was locoing
you were locoing
he/she/it was locoing
we were locoing
you were locoing
they were locoing
Past Perfect
I had locoed
you had locoed
he/she/it had locoed
we had locoed
you had locoed
they had locoed
Future
I will loco
you will loco
he/she/it will loco
we will loco
you will loco
they will loco
Future Perfect
I will have locoed
you will have locoed
he/she/it will have locoed
we will have locoed
you will have locoed
they will have locoed
Future Continuous
I will be locoing
you will be locoing
he/she/it will be locoing
we will be locoing
you will be locoing
they will be locoing
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been locoing
you have been locoing
he/she/it has been locoing
we have been locoing
you have been locoing
they have been locoing
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been locoing
you will have been locoing
he/she/it will have been locoing
we will have been locoing
you will have been locoing
they will have been locoing
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been locoing
you had been locoing
he/she/it had been locoing
we had been locoing
you had been locoing
they had been locoing
Conditional
I would loco
you would loco
he/she/it would loco
we would loco
you would loco
they would loco
Past Conditional
I would have locoed
you would have locoed
he/she/it would have locoed
we would have locoed
you would have locoed
they would have locoed
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loco

A Mexican Spanish word meaning crazy.
Dictionary of Unfamiliar Words by Diagram Group Copyright © 2008 by Diagram Visual Information Limited
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.loco - informal or slang terms for mentally irregularloco - informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; "it used to drive my husband balmy"
insane - afflicted with or characteristic of mental derangement; "was declared insane"; "insane laughter"
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loco

adjective
Slang. Afflicted with or exhibiting irrationality and mental unsoundness:
Informal: bonkers, cracked, daffy, gaga, loony.
Chiefly British: crackers.
Idioms: around the bend, crazy as a loon, mad as a hatter, not all there, nutty as a fruitcake, off one's head, off one's rocker, of unsound mind, out of one's mind, sick in the head, stark raving mad.
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Translations

loco

1
n (Rail inf) → Lok f (inf)

loco

2
adj (esp US inf) → bekloppt (inf); he’s gone locoder spinnt (inf)
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