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Loco

/ˈləʊ.kəʊ/ · adverb

Meaning

(music) A direction in written or printed music to be returning to the proper pitch after having played an octave higher or lower..

Definitions by Sense

  1. (music) A direction in written or printed music to be returning to the proper pitch after having played an octave higher or lower.
  2. (colloquial) Crazy.
  3. (Southwestern US) Intoxicated by eating locoweed.
  4. A certain species of Astragalus or Oxytropis, capable of causing locoism.
  5. (transitive) To poison with the loco plant; to affect with locoism.
  6. (transitive, colloquial, by extension) To render insane.
  7. (rail transport, informal) Short for locomotive.
  8. (historical US politics, informal) Short for locofoco, in its various senses.

Example Sentences

It's Cottontail Smith, and he's gone plumb loco!
Going loco down in Acapulco / If you stay too long / Yes, you'll be going loco down in Acapulco / The magic down there is so strong
Who you trying to get crazy with ése? Don't you know I'm loco?
Holla in New York, fo'sho they'll tell you I'm loco
You know, I’m a little loco. Kinda crazy, zany guy.
They say that he is locoed. The insane asylums of California contain many shepherds.
A locomotive is, next to a marine engine, the most sensitive thing man ever made; and No. .007, besides being sensitive, was new. The red paint was hardly dry on his spotless bumper-bar, his headlight shone like a fireman’s helmet, and his cab might have been a hard-wood-finish parlour. They had run him into the round-house after his trial—he had said good-bye to his best friend in the shops, the overhead travelling-crane—the big world was just outside; and the other locos were taking stock of him.
Small boys in 1963 could have traction engines with real steam coming out of the funnel, and Old Western locos had flashing lights, hooters and cow-pushers.

Synonyms for loco

pea strucklocoweedbalmyloonyinsanewackydottykookybarmycrackedbattybonkersloopyfruitynuttyhaywirenutsbuggydaftcrackerskookiebats

Antonyms for loco

Related Words

loopycrackerswackycrackedkookybattyinsanebatsloonybonkersdottybarmybalmybuggydaftnutshaywirefruitynuttykookie

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does loco mean?

Loco means (music) A direction in written or printed music to be returning to the proper pitch after having played an octave higher or lower..

What is a synonym for loco?

Common synonyms include pea struck, locoweed, balmy, loony.

What is the opposite of loco?

The opposite depends on the specific sense.

How do you use loco in a sentence?

It's Cottontail Smith, and he's gone plumb loco!

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