Cuckoo

Quick meaning: Cuckoo is a noun meaning The sound of that particular bird.

Meaning

The sound of that particular bird.

More Meanings

1. The bird-shaped figure found in cuckoo clocks.
2. The cuckoo clock itself.
3. A person who inveigles themselves into a place where they should not be (used especially in the phrase a cuckoo in the nest).
4. (colloquial, Manglish, Singlish) Alternative form of ku ku jiao (the penis)
5. Any of various birds, of the family Cuculidae within the order Cuculiformes, 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.
6. Alternative form of coo-coo (Barbadian food).
7. (slang) Someone who is crazy.

Example Sentences

I think I'm going cuckoo!

He knows me, as the blind man knows the cuckoo, / By the bad voice.

71...R/3xN†? [White] resigns?? Lengyel combined to get this cuckoo coup expecting 72 RxR BxP† to win. And Darga's mind, apparently in the same channel, also overlooked 73 K-K3.

Switzerland is the home of many musical toys and here were carved whistles in the shapes of birds. These cuckooed realistically when blown into, with the beak opening and shutting, and the tail moving up and down to produce the 'cuck' and the 'oooh'.

Word Forms

• cuckoos
• cuckooing
• cuckooed

Synonyms for cuckoo

Depending on context, synonyms include parrot, zany, jackass, goof, goose, fathead.

Antonyms for cuckoo

Common opposites include deaf.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include goose, jackass, fathead, zany, goof, ani.

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