Synonyms for cuckoo
- adjective
- noun
All synonyms
Adjective
insane, mad, crazy, nutty, deranged, daft, bananas, fruity, crackers, screwy, cracked, lunatic, looney, batty, bats informal, daffy, bonkers informal UK, kooky, crazed, ga-ga, loopy, haywire, balmy, distraught, barmy dated, wacky slang informal
Noun
1. Goose
goose, jack-ass, fool, zany, ding-a-ling, goofball informal, fathead, goof, bozo slang, twat vulgar slang
Other
ku ku bird, ku ku jiao informal, bug-house
Definitions
- adj. 1
Crazy; not sane.
I think I'm going cuckoo!
- n. 1
Any of various birds, of the family Cuculidae within the order Cuculiformes, famous for laying its eggs in the nests of other species; but especially a common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus), that has a characteristic two-note call.
Related words
Forms
- Plural
- cuckoos → gooses, jack-asses, fools, zanies…
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| cuckoo | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- mad1
- 4 letters
- fool1, bats1, daft1, twat1, goof1, zany2, bozo2
- 5 letters
- crazy2, goose1, wacky2, nutty2, batty2, daffy2, loopy2, balmy2, kooky2, barmy
- 6 letters
- insane2, fruity2, crazed1, looney2, screwy2
- 7 letters
- cracked1, bananas3, lunatic3, bonkers2, haywire2, fathead
- 8 letters
- crackers2, deranged2, goofball
- 10 letters
- distraught2
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (zany2 = 2 syllables).