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1 loco
(Sp. model spelled same [lóko], a term of uncertain origin, found in both Spanish and Portuguese; it comes from an earlier form * laucu, which may be from Arabic láuqa, láuq, the feminine plural form of the adjective álwaq 'foolish; crazy')1) West: 1887. As an adjective, crazy or obsessed, according to Hendrickson.3) DARE: 1889. Often applies to a person or animal whose mind has been affected by locoweed. In this latter sense, locoed is also used. The DARE glosses this as a distemper caused by ingesting noxious plants that afflicts cattle. Its symptoms are erratic behavior, often characterized by lethargy and impaired coordination.Also called loco disease, locoism.4) DARE: 1852. As a noun, a crazy or obsessed individual.Also called loco blossom.5) West: 1884. As a verb, to craze or derange. Spanish sources concur with definitions (1) and (4), although the association of (1) with the effects of a poisonous plant does not figure in Spanish definitions.
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