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ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Adj
Pronunciation: /ˈkʊkuː/

Definition 1:
• Crazy; not sane.
Example: I think I'm going cuckoo!
Labels: slang
Name

Definition 1:
• A locality in Dorset council area, north eastern Tasmania, Australia.
Noun
Pronunciation: /ˈkʊkuː/

Definition 1:
• 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.
Labels: countable, uncountable

Definition 2:
• The sound of that particular bird.
Labels: countable, uncountable

Definition 3:
• The bird-shaped figure found in cuckoo clocks.
Labels: countable, uncountable

Definition 4:
• The cuckoo clock itself.
Labels: countable, uncountable

Definition 5:
• A person who inveigles themselves into a place where they should not be (used especially in the phrase a cuckoo in the nest).
Labels: countable, uncountable

Definition 6:
• Someone who is crazy.
Labels: countable, slang, uncountable

Definition 7:
• Alternative form of coo-coo (Barbadian food).
Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable

Definition 8:
• Alternative form of ku ku jiao (the penis)
Wiktionary-listed synonyms: cuckoo bird, ku ku bird
Labels: Manglish, Singlish, alt-of, alternative, colloquial, countable, uncountable
Verb
Pronunciation: /ˈkʊkuː/

Definition 1:
• To make the call of a cuckoo.

Definition 2:
• To repeat something incessantly.
Wiktionary-listed synonyms: parrot

Definition 3:
• To take over the home of a vulnerable person for the purposes of carrying out organized crime in a concealed way.
Labels: government, law-enforcement, UK

Source and attribution
Wiktionary contributors, via Kaikki/Wiktextract. Derived from Wiktionary; CC BY-SA and GFDL terms apply. Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/cuckoo