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#1·Apr 27, 2026UK
The call of a cuckoo.
Origin: The UK sense is by analogy from the bird's practice of brood parasitism. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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#2·Apr 27, 2026UK
(UK) A form of crime in which the home of a vulnerable person is taken over by a criminal gang and used as a base for their activities.
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