Definition of "cuckooing" [cuckooing]

• Present participle of cuckoo. (verb)
• The call of a cuckoo. (noun)

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• "The rise of cuckooing is largely a response to the widespread closure of crack dens under powers given to local authorities a decade ago."
• "The rewards for "cuckooing" are manifold, according to experts."
• "Junkhearts also stars Eddie Marsan, Tom Sturridge and Shaun Dooley and follows con-artist drug dealers taking over ( "cuckooing", it's called) an innocent victim's council flat."