"cuckooness" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: cuckoo + -ness Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|cuckoo|ness}} cuckoo + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} cuckooness (uncountable)
  1. (colloquial) madness; craziness; eccentricity Tags: colloquial, uncountable
    Sense id: en-cuckooness-en-noun-O-dhVC8z Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness

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