bill and coo

[bil] Origin

bill

2[bil]
noun
1.
the parts of a bird's jaws that are covered with a horny or leathery sheath; beak.
2.
the visor of a cap or other head covering.
3.
a beaklike promontory or headland.
verb (used without object)
4.
to join bills or beaks, as doves.

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Bill and coo is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
5.
bill and coo, to kiss or fondle and whisper endearments, as lovers: My sister and her boyfriend were billing and cooing on the front porch.

Origin:
before 1000; Middle English bile, bille, Old English bile beak, trunk; akin to bill3
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bill
"bird's beak," O.E., related to bill, a poetic word for "a kind of sword" (especially one with a hooked blade), from a common Germanic word for cutting or chopping weapons (cf. O.H.G. bihal, O.N. bilda "hatchet," O.S. bil "sword"), from PIE base *bheie- "to cut, to strike." Used also in M.E. of beak-like
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projections of land.
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bill and coo definition


  1. in.
    to kiss and cuddle. (In the manner of love birds.) : Keep an eye on those kids. They aren't going to be satisfied with billing and cooing forever, you know.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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