Difference between Cuckoo and Jackass

What is the difference between Cuckoo and Jackass?

Cuckoo as a verb is to make the call of a cuckoo while Jackass as a verb is to behave very obnoxiously.

Cuckoo

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Crazy; not sane.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To make the call of a cuckoo To repeat something incessantly

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Any of various birds, of the family Cuculidae, famous for laying its eggs in the nests of other species; but especially Cuculus canorus that has a characteristic two-note call The sound of that particular bird. The bird shaped figure found in Swiss/German clocks (cuckoo clocks) or the clock itself. Someone found where they shouldn't be (used especially in the phrase 'A cuckoo in the nest'.) Someone who is crazy.

Jackass

Part of speech: proper noun

Definition: A jack and an ace as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em due to phonetic similarity

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A male donkey.A foolish or stupid person.An inappropriately rude or obnoxious person.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To behave very obnoxiously.

We hope you now know whether to use Cuckoo or Jackass in your sentence.

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