cuckoo
/ˈkukuː/
noun
- A bird with a distinctive call that lays its eggs in the nests of other birds.
- We heard a cuckoo calling from the woods early in the morning.
- The cuckoo is known for laying its eggs in other birds' nests.
- A cuckoo flew past the window and landed on the fence.
- A crazy or foolish person (informal).
- My uncle is a harmless old cuckoo who collects bottle caps.
- She called him a cuckoo for trying to swim in the freezing lake.
- Don't listen to him; he's a bit of a cuckoo.
adjective
- Crazy or silly (informal).
- She thinks I'm cuckoo for wanting to hike in the rain.
- That idea is completely cuckoo.
- He went cuckoo after staying up all night studying.
Antonyms
verb
- To repeat something over and over, like a cuckoo's call.
- The bird cuckooed from the treetop all afternoon.
- The clock cuckoos every hour on the hour.
- He cuckooed the same phrase until everyone was annoyed.