cuckoo

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Synonyms: cuckow

Antonyms: cuckow

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Noun

1. {{sid|en|bird}} Any of various [[bird]]s, of the family {{taxfmt|Cuculidae|family}} within the order {{taxfmt|Cuculiformes|order}}, famous for laying its eggs in the nests of other species; but especially a [[common cuckoo]] ({{taxfmt|Cuculus canorus|species}}), that has a characteristic two-note call.
2. The sound of that particular bird.
3. The bird-shaped figure found in [[cuckoo clock]]s.
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. {{lb|en|slang}} Someone who is [[crazy]].
7. {{alt form|en|coo-coo|pos=Barbadian food}}.
8. {{sid|en|penis}} {{lb|en|colloquial|Manglish|Singlish}} {{alt form|en|ku ku jiao|pos=the penis}}

Verb

1. To make the call of a cuckoo.
2. To [[repeat]] something incessantly. {{rfex|en}}
3. {{sid|en|police}} {{lb|en|UK|police}} To take over the [[home]] of a [[vulnerable]] person for the purposes of carrying out [[organized crime]] in a [[concealed]] way.

Adjective

1. {{lb|en|slang}} [[crazy|Crazy]]; not [[sane]].

Proper noun

1. {{place|en|locality|carea/Dorset|north eastern|s/Tasmania|c/Australia}}.

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