cockalorum

cock·a·lo·rum

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [kok-uh-lawr-uh m, -lohr-]
- /ˌkɒk əˈlɔr əm, -ˈloʊr-/
- /ˌkɒk.ə.ˈlɔː.rəm/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kok-uh-lawr-uh m, -lohr-]
- /ˌkɒk əˈlɔr əm, -ˈloʊr-/

Definitions of cockalorum word

noun cockalorum a self-important little man 3
noun cockalorum bragging talk; crowing 3
noun cockalorum a little man with an exaggerated idea of his own importance 3
noun cockalorum boastful talk; crowing 3
noun cockalorum a self-important little man. 1
noun cockalorum A menial, yet self-important man, empty boaster. 0

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Origin of cockalorum

First appearance:

before 1705

One of the 50% oldest English words

1705-15; mock Latin, equivalent to cock1 + fanciful -al- + L genitive plural ending -ōrum

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Parts of speech for Cockalorum

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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cockalorum popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for cockalorum

noun cockalorum

poultry — domesticated fowl collectively, especially those valued for their meat and eggs, as chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese, and guinea fowl.
biddy — If someone describes an old woman as an old biddy, they are saying in an unkind way that they think she is silly or unpleasant.
chick — A chick is a baby bird.
cock — A man's cock is his penis.
hen — the female of the domestic fowl.

All 15 Synonyms of cockalorum