Meaning of cuckoo cry | Babel Free

Definitions

A repetitively incessant call, proclamation, statement, plea, etc.

Examples

“How many thousands, influenced by the cuckoo-cry of the cold-blooded political economists, have argued thus[.]”

““Jack, darling!” was her one eternal cuckoo-cry, “I’m sure it’s all a mistake—a hideous mistake; and we’ll be good friends again some day. Please forgive me, Jack, dear.””

““Starve? Stuff and nonsense!” he retorted testily. “No able-bodied fellow need starve nowadays. [...] Pshaw! Starve! That's always your, cuckoo cry!””

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