Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun cuckoo

2 senses of cuckoo

Sense 1
fathead, goof, goofball, bozo, jackass, goose, cuckoo, twat, zany -- (a man who is a stupid incompetent fool)
       => fool, sap, saphead, muggins, tomfool -- (a person who lacks good judgment)

Sense 2
cuckoo -- (any of numerous European and North American birds having pointed wings and a long tail)
       => cuculiform bird -- (birds having zygodactyl feet (except for the touracos))

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb cuckoo

1 sense of cuckoo

Sense 1
cuckoo -- (repeat monotonously, like a cuckoo repeats his call)
       => repeat, echo -- (to say again or imitate; "followers echoing the cries of their leaders")