adj. & adv. --adj. exultant; crowing boastfully. --adv. exultantly. [16th c.: orig. in phr. set cock a hoop denoting some action preliminary to hard drinking]
COCK-A-HOOP
Meaning of COCK-A-HOOP in English
English main colloquial, spoken dictionary. Английский основной разговорный словарь. 2012