coo-coo

Definitions

1. The two-note vocalisation made by the male of the common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus), or imitation of this by a cuckoo clock.
   countable, uncountable
2. A Barbadian food made from mashed okra and cornmeal.
   countable, uncountable
3. A loving or affectionate murmuration.
   countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“The clocks lining the dream⟳ hallway in her mind⟳ taunted her with their twisting hands, their broken faces, and some of them, with a cringe-worthy coo-coo, coo-coo squall.”

“"Cut⟳ it short, sis, cut⟳ it short," he would growl at her if she started to murmur sweet "coo-coos" to her affinity stationed on the other end⟳ of the wire.”

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