cuckoo
/ˈkʊk.uː//ˈkuː.kuː/
noun
- 1
The two-note sound made by the cuckoo.
- 2
A Barbadian food made from mashed okra and cornmeal.
noun
- 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
A person who inveigles themselves into a place where they should not be (used especially in the phrase a cuckoo in the nest).
- 6
Someone who is crazy.
verb
- 1
To make the call of a cuckoo.
- 2
To repeat something incessantly.
adjective
- 1
Crazy; not sane.
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