Cuckooing - English meaning

Cuckooing – definitions in English dictionary

noun
The practice of taking over the home of a vulnerable person in order to establish a base for illegal drug dealing, typically as part of a county lines operation.
Usage examples:
The operation is aimed at disrupting the gangs and providing support to victims of cuckooing

verb
Take over (the home of a vulnerable person) in order to establish a base for illegal drug dealing in the area.
Usage examples:
The frightened woman confided to her support worker that her flat had been cuckooed by a gang selli…

Cuckooing translation into English

Cuckooing: translate from English into Chinese

杜鹃, 杜宇

Cuckooing: translate from English into Dutch

Koekoek, Koekoeken

Cuckooing: translate from English into French

Coucou, Copuler, Faire des coucous, Faire répéter

Cuckooing: translate from English into German

Kuckuck

Cuckooing: translate from English into Hindi

कोयल

Cuckooing: translate from English into Italian

Cucù

Cuckooing: translate from English into Korean

뻐꾸기, 단조롭게 되풀이하다, 뻐꾹뻐꾹 울다

Cuckooing: translate from English into Russian

Кукование, Куковать

Cuckooing: translate from English into Spanish

Cuclillas, Decir cucú

Word origin

Middle English: from Old French cucu, imitative of its call.

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Cuckooing – similar words

cuckooed

verb
Take over (the home of a vulnerable person) in order to establish a base for illegal drug dealing in the area.
Usage examples:
The frightened woman confided to her support worker that her flat had been cuckooed by a gang selli…

Cuckooed - all meanings in English

cuckoo

noun
A long-tailed, medium-sized bird, typically with a grey or brown back and barred or pale underparts. many cuckoos lay their eggs in the nests of small songbirds.
Usage examples:
It is an important wintering ground for european migratory birds such as the white stork, the lesse…

adjective
Mad; crazy.
Usage examples:
People think you're cuckoo

verb
Take over (the home of a vulnerable person) in order to establish a base for illegal drug dealing in the area.
Usage examples:
The frightened woman confided to her support worker that her flat had been cuckooed by a gang selli…

Cuckoo - all meanings in English

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