cuckoo
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Danh từ
noun- 1.
(countable, uncountable)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.
- 2.
(countable, uncountable)The sound of that particular bird.
- 3.
(countable, uncountable)The bird-shaped figure found in cuckoo clocks.
- 4.
(countable, uncountable)The cuckoo clock itself.
- 5.
(countable, uncountable)A person who inveigles themselves into a place where they should not be (used especially in the phrase a cuckoo in the nest).
- 6.
(countable, slang, uncountable)Someone who is crazy.
- 7.
(alt of, alternative, countable, uncountable)Alternative form of coo-coo (Barbadian food).
- 8.
(Manglish, Singlish, alt of, alternative, colloquial, countable, uncountable)Alternative form of ku ku jiao (the penis)
Đồng nghĩa: cuckoo bird, ku ku bird
Động từ
verb- 1.
To make the call of a cuckoo.
- 2.
To repeat something incessantly.
Đồng nghĩa: parrot
- 3.
(UK)(UK, law enforcement) To take over the home of a vulnerable person for the purposes of carrying out organized crime in a concealed way.
Tính từ
adjective- 1.
(slang)Crazy; not sane.
I think I'm going cuckoo!
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From Middle English cokkou, kokkow, cukkuk, gokkouȝ, probably from Old French cocu, coquu, cucu (whence coucou); ultimately of the song of the male Common Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus species), perhaps via Latin cucūlus (cuckoo).