ˌkäkəˈlōrəm, -lȯr- noun
( -s )
Etymology: probably modification (influenced by the Latin gen. plural ending -orum ) of obsolete Flemish kockeloeren to crow, of imitative origin; akin to Old English cocc cock — more at cock
1. : a strutting little fellow : a small boastful or self-important person
2. : the game of leapfrog
3. : boasting talk : braggartism
the crowing cockalorum of the pioneer — D.G.Hoffman