cuckoo vs report

cuckoo

verb
  • To repeat something incessantly. 

  • To make the call of a cuckoo. 

adj
  • Crazy; not sane. 

noun
  • The cuckoo clock itself. 

  • The sound of that particular bird. 

  • A person who inveigles themselves into a place where they should not be (used especially in the phrase a cuckoo in the nest). 

  • Someone who is crazy. 

  • Any of various birds, of the family Cuculidae, famous for laying its eggs in the nests of other species; but especially a common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus), that has a characteristic two-note call. 

  • The bird-shaped figure found in cuckoo clocks. 

report

verb
  • To repeat (something one has heard), to retell; to pass on, convey (a message, information etc.). 

  • To write news reports (for); to cover as a journalist or reporter. 

  • To relate details of (an event or incident); to recount, describe (something). 

  • To be accountable to or subordinate to (someone) in a hierarchy; to receive orders from (someone); to give official updates to (someone who is above oneself in a hierarchy). 

  • To show up or appear at an appointed time; to present oneself. 

  • To notify someone of (particular intelligence, suspicions, illegality, misconduct etc.); to make notification to relevant authorities; to submit a formal report of. 

  • To make a formal statement, especially of complaint, about (someone). 

  • To take minutes of (a speech, the doings of a public body, etc.); to write down from the lips of a speaker. 

noun
  • An employee whose position in a corporate hierarchy is below that of a particular manager. 

  • Reputation. 

  • The sharp, loud sound from a gun or explosion. 

  • A piece of information describing, or an account of certain events given or presented to someone, with the most common adpositions being by (referring to creator of the report) and on (referring to the subject). 

How often have the words cuckoo and report occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )