Cuckoos and Nuts

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Nuts and cuckoos are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Nuts" instead a noun "Cuckoos".

Nuts adjective - Having or showing a very abnormal or sick state of mind.

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Cuckoos and nuts are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cuckoos" instead a noun "Nuts".

The classic sexual euphemisms "gathering nuts in May" and "looking for cuckoo nests" are both examples of this; nut-bearing plants don't bear fruit that early, and cuckoos don't build their own nests.

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