I heard a new (to me) bird related verb this morning - 'cuckooing' - in
relation to a new UK legislation being considered by the UK government.

"Cuckooing is the term used when someone's house is taken over for
criminal activity, including dealing drugs or carrying out sex work."

Other potential verbable birds include: Magpieing (sp?) (hoarding);
crowing (boasting); tweeting (henceforth known as X-ing); etc

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-leeds-68158124

In article <l4g53hF356mU1@mid.individual.net>,
occam@nowhere.nix says...
>
> I heard a new (to me) bird related verb this morning - 'cuckooing' - in
> relation to a new UK legislation being considered by the UK government.
>
> "Cuckooing is the term used when someone's house is taken over for
> criminal activity, including dealing drugs or carrying out sex work."
>
> Other potential verbable birds include: Magpieing (sp?) (hoarding);
> crowing (boasting); tweeting (henceforth known as X-ing); etc
>
>
> https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-leeds-68158124

Here's another one, "nesting".

"Nesting is a co-parenting arrangement where the parents
take turns living in the family home while the children
reside there full-time. The non-residential parent would
find a separate living arrangement during their 'off-
duty' period"

Empty-nesters; lonely parents whose children have grown
up and flown away.

Janet

On 02/03/2024 08:08, occam wrote:
> I heard a new (to me) bird related verb this morning - 'cuckooing' - in
> relation to a new UK legislation being considered by the UK government.
>
> "Cuckooing is the term used when someone's house is taken over for
> criminal activity, including dealing drugs or carrying out sex work."
>
> Other potential verbable birds include: Magpieing (sp?) (hoarding);
> crowing (boasting); tweeting (henceforth known as X-ing); etc
>
>
> https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-leeds-68158124
>
>

Parroting.

I suppose pigeonholing is stretching it a bit.

One that I haven't heard outside my family: cormoranting -- standing
around after showering to allow the last of the damp to dry off before
dressing.

--
Phil B

Janet wrote:

> Here's another one, "nesting".
>
> "Nesting is a co-parenting arrangement where the parents
> take turns living in the family home while the children
> reside there full-time. The non-residential parent would
> find a separate living arrangement during their 'off-
> duty' period"

Thanks.That describes what my eldest daughter and her ex-husband do.
They have even agreed to share the extra apartment.

--
Bertel, Denmark

On Sat, 2 Mar 2024 11:43:40 +0000
Phil <phil@anonymous.invalid> wrote:

> On 02/03/2024 08:08, occam wrote:
> > I heard a new (to me) bird related verb this morning - 'cuckooing' - in
> > relation to a new UK legislation being considered by the UK government.
> >
> > "Cuckooing is the term used when someone's house is taken over for
> > criminal activity, including dealing drugs or carrying out sex work."
> >
> > Other potential verbable birds include: Magpieing (sp?) (hoarding);
> > crowing (boasting); tweeting (henceforth known as X-ing); etc
> >
> >
> > https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-leeds-68158124
> >
> >
>
> Parroting.
>
> I suppose pigeonholing is stretching it a bit.
>
> One that I haven't heard outside my family: cormoranting -- standing
> around after showering to allow the last of the damp to dry off before
> dressing.
>
>
I shall draw a veil over the cliff-nesting common sh*g.
Sorry, I should stop larking about. Probably too much drink too fast: I
blame the gannets.

--
Bah, and indeed Humbug.

Le 02/03/2024 à 08:08, occam a écrit :
>
> I heard a new (to me) bird related verb this morning - 'cuckooing' - in
> relation to a new UK legislation being considered by the UK government.
>
> "Cuckooing is the term used when someone's house is taken over for
> criminal activity, including dealing drugs or carrying out sex work."
>
> Other potential verbable birds include: Magpieing (sp?) (hoarding);
> crowing (boasting); tweeting (henceforth known as X-ing); etc
>
> https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-leeds-68158124
>

I don't wish to egg you on - but there's already to chicken out, to
cock, to crane, to duck, to goose, to grouse, to gull, to hawk, to lark
about, to quail, to rail, to rook, to snipe, to swallow, to swan off....

(Yes, I googled.)

On 02-Mar-24 14:09, Kerr-Mudd, John wrote:
> On Sat, 2 Mar 2024 11:43:40 +0000
> Phil <phil@anonymous.invalid> wrote:
>
>> On 02/03/2024 08:08, occam wrote:
>>> I heard a new (to me) bird related verb this morning - 'cuckooing' - in
>>> relation to a new UK legislation being considered by the UK government.
>>>
>>> "Cuckooing is the term used when someone's house is taken over for
>>> criminal activity, including dealing drugs or carrying out sex work."
>>>
>>> Other potential verbable birds include: Magpieing (sp?) (hoarding);
>>> crowing (boasting); tweeting (henceforth known as X-ing); etc
>>>
>>>
>>> https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-leeds-68158124
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Parroting.
>>
>> I suppose pigeonholing is stretching it a bit.
>>
>> One that I haven't heard outside my family: cormoranting -- standing
>> around after showering to allow the last of the damp to dry off before
>> dressing.
>>
>>
> I shall draw a veil over the cliff-nesting common sh*g.
> Sorry, I should stop larking about. Probably too much drink too fast: I
> blame the gannets.
>
Quite. In some circles "cormaranting" is used as a veiled allusion to
"shagging", since the two birds look so similar from a distance.

--
Sam Plusnet

On 02/03/2024 19:08, Hibou wrote:
> Le 02/03/2024 à 08:08, occam a écrit :
>>
>> I heard a new (to me) bird related verb this morning - 'cuckooing' - in
>> relation to a new UK legislation being considered by the UK government.
>>
>> "Cuckooing is the term used when someone's house is taken over for
>> criminal activity, including dealing drugs or carrying out sex work."
>>
>> Other potential verbable birds include:  Magpieing (sp?) (hoarding);
>> crowing (boasting); tweeting (henceforth known as X-ing); etc
>>
>> https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-leeds-68158124
>>
>
> I don't wish to egg you on - but there's already to chicken out, to
> cock, to crane, to duck, to goose, to grouse, to gull, to hawk, to lark
> about, to quail, to rail, to rook, to snipe, to swallow, to swan off....
>
> (Yes, I googled.)
>

Yes, but are any of these verbs written into legislature? 'Cock up' is
something Parliamentarians do regularly, but that is not the same.

Le 02/03/2024 à 21:46, occam a écrit :
> On 02/03/2024 19:08, Hibou wrote:
>> Le 02/03/2024 à 08:08, occam a écrit :
>>>
>>> I heard a new (to me) bird related verb this morning - 'cuckooing' - in
>>> relation to a new UK legislation being considered by the UK government.
>>>
>>> "Cuckooing is the term used when someone's house is taken over for
>>> criminal activity, including dealing drugs or carrying out sex work."
>>>
>>> Other potential verbable birds include:  Magpieing (sp?) (hoarding);
>>> crowing (boasting); tweeting (henceforth known as X-ing); etc
>>>
>>> https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-leeds-68158124
>>
>> I don't wish to egg you on - but there's already to chicken out, to
>> cock, to crane, to duck, to goose, to grouse, to gull, to hawk, to lark
>> about, to quail, to rail, to rook, to snipe, to swallow, to swan off....
>>
>> (Yes, I googled.)
>
> Yes, but are any of these verbs written into legislature? 'Cock up' is
> something Parliamentarians do regularly, but that is not the same.

'To snipe' may be, and 'to gull'. I expect Google would tell you.

Hibou wrote:

> Le 02/03/2024 à 21:46, occam a écrit :
>> On 02/03/2024 19:08, Hibou wrote:
>>> Le 02/03/2024 à 08:08, occam a écrit :
>>>>
>>>> I heard a new (to me) bird related verb this morning - 'cuckooing' - in
>>>> relation to a new UK legislation being considered by the UK government.
>>>>
>>>> "Cuckooing is the term used when someone's house is taken over for
>>>> criminal activity, including dealing drugs or carrying out sex work."
>>>>
>>>> Other potential verbable birds include:  Magpieing (sp?) (hoarding);
>>>> crowing (boasting); tweeting (henceforth known as X-ing); etc
>>>>
>>>> https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-leeds-68158124
>>>
>>> I don't wish to egg you on - but there's already to chicken out, to
>>> cock, to crane, to duck, to goose, to grouse, to gull, to hawk, to lark
>>> about, to quail, to rail, to rook, to snipe, to swallow, to swan off....
>>>
>>> (Yes, I googled.)
>>
>> Yes, but are any of these verbs written into legislature? 'Cock up' is
>> something Parliamentarians do regularly, but that is not the same.

> 'To snipe' may be, and 'to gull'. I expect Google would tell you.

Not very far from
"cuckolding":-]

--
Marius Hancu