Cuckoo and Schlemiel

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Cuckoo noun - A person who lacks good sense or judgment.

Usage example: one cuckoo at the campground tried to boil soup in a plastic cup

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Schlemiel and cuckoo are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Schlemiel" instead a noun "Cuckoo".

Nearby Word: cuckooing

Schlemiel noun - (Yiddish) a dolt who is a habitual bungler.

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Cuckoo and schlemiel are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cuckoo" instead a noun "Schlemiel".

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Schlemiel and Cuckoo. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cuckoo/schlemiel

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