2syllables
cuckoo
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Definitions ofcuckoo
1noun
- The two-note sound made by the cuckoo.
- A Barbadian food made from mashed okra and cornmeal.
1noun
- Any of various birds, of the family Cuculidae, 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.
- The sound of that particular bird.
- 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.
1verb
- To make the call of a cuckoo.
- To repeat something incessantly.
1adjective
- Crazy; not sane.
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