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Mr. Tom Posted 7 years ago
Vocabulary

Cuckoo as a verb

Hi

Does cuckoo as a verb have the same meaning as cram/parrot? Is the use fairly common?

She was cuckooing her science test.

https://www.dictionary.com/browse/cuckoo

cuckoo

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/verbcuckooed; cuckooing; cuckoos

Definition of cuckoo (Entry 2 of 3)

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/transitive

: to repeat monotonously as a cuckoo does its call Thanks, Tom



  

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Mr. Tom Does cuckoo as a verb have the same meaning as cram/parrot? No.

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  • Tom Does cuckoo as a verb have the same meaning as cram/parrot?
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  • In fact "cram" and "parrot" are nothing alike.
  • To cram is to study furiously, as on the night before a final exam in a class you cut all semester and never looked at the books.
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Mr. TomDoes cuckoo as a verb have the same meaning as cram/parrot?

No. In fact "cram" and "parrot" are nothing alike. To cram is to study furiously, as on the night before a final exam in a class you cut all semester and never looked at the books. To parrot is to repeat back something someone says to you.

Mr. TomIs the use fairly
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Mr. TomIs the use fairly common?

Not in the UK.

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