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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)
- 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.
- The sound of that particular bird.
- The bird-shaped figure found in cuckoo clocks.
- The cuckoo clock itself.
- Someone found where they shouldn't be (used especially in the phrase a cuckoo in the nest).
- (slang) Someone who is crazy.
Verb
cuckoo (third-person singular simple present cuckoos, present participle cuckooing, simple past and past participle cuckooed)
- To make the call of a cuckoo.
- To repeat something incessantly. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
Adjective
cuckoo (comparative more cuckoo, superlative most cuckoo)
- (slang) Crazy; not sane.
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