Coo-coo


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cuckoo

adjective

Crazy; very eccentric; nutty: Where do you get these cuckoo ideas? (1918+)

noun

A crazy or eccentric person (1581+)

[perhaps because of the bird’s monotonous, silly-sounding call]

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    [koo] /ku/ verb (used without object), cooed, cooing. 1. to utter or imitate the soft, murmuring sound characteristic of doves. 2. to murmur or talk fondly or amorously. verb (used with object), cooed, cooing. 3. to utter by cooing. noun 4. a cooing sound. /kuː/ verb coos, cooing, cooed 1. (intransitive) (of doves, pigeons, etc) […]

  • Cooee

    [koo-ee] /ˈku i/ noun 1. a prolonged, shrill, clear call or cry used as a signal by Australian Aborigines and adopted by the settlers in the country. verb (used without object), cooeed, cooeeing. 2. to utter the call “cooee.”. /ˈkuːiː/ interjection 1. a call used to attract attention, esp (originally) a long loud high-pitched call […]

  • Cooer

    [koo] /ku/ verb (used without object), cooed, cooing. 1. to utter or imitate the soft, murmuring sound characteristic of doves. 2. to murmur or talk fondly or amorously. verb (used with object), cooed, cooing. 3. to utter by cooing. noun 4. a cooing sound. /kuː/ verb coos, cooing, cooed 1. (intransitive) (of doves, pigeons, etc) […]

  • Cooey

    [koo-ee] /ˈku i/ noun, plural cooeys, verb (used without object), cooeyed, cooeying. 1. .

  • Coof

    [koof] /kuf/ noun, Chiefly Scot. 1. a silly or stupid person.


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