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Definition cuckoo

Etymology

From Middle English cokkou, probably from Old French cucu (whence French coucou); ultimately onomatopoeic, perhaps via Latin cuculus (“cuckoo”).

Noun

cuckoo (plural cuckoos)

1. Any of various birds, of the family Cuculidae, famous for laying its eggs in the nests of other species; but especially the common cuckoo, Cuculus canorus, that has a characteristic two-note call.
2. The sound of that particular bird.
3. The bird-shaped figure found in cuckoo clocks.
4. The cuckoo clock itself.
5. Someone found where they shouldn't be (used especially in the phrase a cuckoo in the nest).
6. (slang) Someone who is crazy.

Verb

cuckoo (third-person singular simple present cuckoos, present participle cuckooing, simple past and past participle cuckooed)

1. To make the call of a cuckoo.
2. To repeat something incessantly. (Can we add an example for this sense?)

Adjective

cuckoo (comparative more cuckoo, superlative most cuckoo)

1. (slang) Crazy; not sane.

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