Definitions for cuckooˈku ku, ˈkʊk u
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
cuck•ooˈku ku, ˈkʊk u(n.; v.; adj.)(pl.)-oos
(n.)any of various usu. slim, stout-billed, long-tailed birds of the order Cuculiformes: many species noted for their brood parasitism.
Category: Ornithology
a common Eurasian cuckoo, Cuculus canorus, with a monotonously repeated call.
Category: Ornithology
the call of this cuckoo.
Informal. a crazy or foolish person.
Category: Status (usage)
(v.t.)to repeat monotonously.
(adj.)Informal. crazy; silly; foolish.
Category: Status (usage)
Origin of cuckoo:
1200–50; ME cuc(c)u, cuccuk(e) (imit.)
Princeton's WordNet
fathead, goof, goofball, bozo, jackass, goose, cuckoo, twat, zany(noun)
a man who is a stupid incompetent fool
cuckoo(verb)
any of numerous European and North American birds having pointed wings and a long tail
cuckoo(verb)
repeat monotonously, like a cuckoo repeats his call
Wiktionary
cuckoo(Noun)
Any of various birds, of the family Cuculidae (from Latin cuculus), 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
cuckoo(Noun)
The sound of that particular bird.
cuckoo(Noun)
The bird shaped figure found in Swiss/German clocks (cuckoo clocks) or the clock itself.
cuckoo(Noun)
Someone found where they shouldn't be (used especially in the phrase 'A cuckoo in the nest'.)
cuckoo(Noun)
Someone who is crazy.
cuckoo(Verb)
To make the call of a cuckoo
cuckoo(Verb)
To repeat something incessantly
cuckoo(Adjective)
Crazy; not sane.
Webster Dictionary
Cuckoo(noun)
a bird belonging to Cuculus, Coccyzus, and several allied genera, of many species
Translations for cuckoo
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
cuckoo(noun)
a bird, named after its call, which lays eggs in the nests of other birds.
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