"cuckoo's nest" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: En-au-cuckoo's nest.ogg Forms: cuckoo's nests [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} cuckoo's nest (plural cuckoo's nests)
  1. (slang) A lunatic asylum. Tags: slang
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