"cuckoo sign" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: cuckoo signs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} cuckoo sign (plural cuckoo signs)
  1. A gesture, consisting of a twirling motion of a finger near the temple, used to suggest that another person is crazy. Translations (gesture): einen Vogel zeigen (German), жест ку-ку́ (žest ku-kú) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-cuckoo_sign-en-noun-DSnizW8q Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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