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Meaning
Noun
●
In Cuckoos:
Any of various
birds
, of the family Cuculidae,
famous
for
laying
its
eggs
in the
nests
of other
species
; but especially a
common cuckoo
(Cuculus canorus), that has a
characteristic
two-note call.
●
The
sound
of that particular bird.
●
In Clocks:
The bird-shaped
figure
found in
cuckoo
clocks.
●
The
cuckoo clock
itself.
●
A person who
inveigles
themselves into a place where they should not be (used especially in the
phrase
a
cuckoo
in the nest).
●
Someone who is crazy.
●
In Animal sounds:
Alternative form of
coo-coo
(“Barbadian food”)
Verb
●
To make the
call
of a cuckoo.
●
To
repeat
something incessantly.
●
In British English & Law enforcement:
To
take over
the home of a
vulnerable
person for the
purposes
of
carrying out
organized crime
in a
concealed
way.
Adj
●
In People:
Crazy; not sane.
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