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loco

[ loh-koh ]

noun

plural locos.
  1. Slang. an insane person; maniac.
  2. Veterinary Pathology. locoism.


verb (used with object)

locoed, locoing.
  1. to poison with locoweed.
  2. Slang. to cause to be insane or crazy.

adjective

  1. Slang. out of one's mind; insane; crazy.

loco

1

/ ˈəʊəʊ /

noun

  1. informal.
    short for locomotive
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

loco

2

/ ˈəʊəʊ /

adjective

  1. slang.
    insane
  2. (of an animal) affected with loco disease
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. short for locoweed
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to poison with locoweed
  2. slang.
    to make insane
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

loco

3

/ ˈəʊəʊ /

adjective

  1. 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

    a loco price

    loco Bristol

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of loco1

1835–45, Americanism; < Spanish: insane
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of loco1

C19: via Mexican Spanish from Spanish: crazy

Origin of loco2

C20: from Latin dzō from a place
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Trump nabbed 36% of the vote — though not from my father, who thinks he’s a “loco” — despite the former and future president’s promise to deport as many undocumented immigrants as he can.

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On the return journey, a bolt sheared on what is now more widely known as the Penydarren loco, causing the boiler to leak.

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He was also asked about his understanding of the term "in loco parentis", namely having responsibilities for children in the absence of their parents or guardians.

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Guardianship letters convey authority and the right to make decisions concerning the child or children “in loco parentis,” which is Latin for “in place of the parents.”

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The chickens and birds he passed when riding his bike down Front Street to make loco moco and pancakes for patrons at the cafe where he worked.

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