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Synonyms for loco


Grammar : Adj
Spell : loh-koh
Phonetic Transcription : ˈloʊ koʊ

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Définition of loco

Origin :
  • 1844, American English, from Spanish loco (adj.) "insane," of uncertain origin, perhaps from Arabic lauqa, fem. of 'alwaq "fool, crazy person." Loco-weed (1877) was name given to species of western U.S. plants that cause cattle and horse diseases that make them stagger and act strangely.
  • adj insane
Example sentences :
  • I esteem a pawnbroker in the place of an uncle: that is, in loco.
  • Extract from : « The Comic Latin Grammar » by Percival Leigh
  • The whole valley is on to my case of loco, and I'm due at the north pole.
  • Extract from : « They of the High Trails » by Hamlin Garland
  • (loco, place) A locomotive is that which can move cars from place to place.
  • Extract from : « Orthography » by Elmer W. Cavins
  • The latter is found in Thucydides and Xenophon: see Meyer in loco.
  • Extract from : « The Expositor's Bible: The Acts of the Apostles, Vol. 2 » by G. T. Stokes
  • Apparently the furious run had worked off the effect of the loco weed.
  • Extract from : « Frank Merriwell's Triumph » by Burt L. Standish
  • They were perplexed at his 'flightiness'—wanted him to enter the loco.
  • Extract from : « The Life of James McNeill Whistler » by Elizabeth Robins Pennell
  • But there is a time when parents must be parents; and the War Office was in this case in loco parentis.
  • Extract from : « G. H. Q. » by Frank Fox
  • I must have been loco to call you a coward—I wish I'd half your courage!
  • Extract from : « Curly » by Roger Pocock
  • Post-exilic, according to most critics (Driver's Introduction, in loco).
  • Extract from : « Expositor's Bible: The Book of Jeremiah » by William Henry Bennett
  • I should remember that I am in loco magistri, and be less prone to argue with my guests.
  • Extract from : « The Mystery of Cloomber » by Arthur Conan Doyle
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