coo-coo

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coo-coo

and cuckoo

1. mod. unconscious. I socked him on the snoot and knocked him coo-coo.

2. mod. insane. How did I ever get involved in this cuckoo scheme, anyway?

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Little Tavi, pictured, who describes herself as "tiny dork that sits inside all day wearing awkward jackets and pretty hats" has four million readers who I thought should know better, following her blog, Style Rookie, and the coo-coo fashion world is well and truly seduced.

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Ryan Elliott, a Eugene collector and dealer, said the most valuable comic in his 100,000-book collection is Coo-Coo, drawn by legendary Disney artist Carl Barks.

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1961 -- From the April coo-coo claims file: "The insured had a female dog in heat.

Commemorating 50 years

Couldn't help but notice under those blazin' Staple Center heat lamps that Coo-coo Jack was back to being slurped like a courtside snowcone by Lara F.