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cuckooness en · NOUN

Etymology

From cuckoo + -ness.

Meanings

  1. (colloquial, uncountable) madness; craziness; eccentricity
    • He died without issue and so Caryll inherited the title, but if any member of the family has inherited Uncle Harry's cuckooness, it is me. 2004, Pat Cavendish O'Neil, A Lion In The Bedroom:
    • Believe me, I've walked the border of cuckooness many a time. 2012, Ellen Wittlinger, Heart on My Sleeve: