COCKALORUM


Meaning of COCKALORUM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌkä-kə-ˈlȯr-əm ]

noun

( plural -rums )

Etymology: probably modification of obsolete Dutch dialect kockeloeren to crow, of imitative origin

Date: circa 1715

1. : a boastful and self-important person

2. : leapfrog

3. : boastful talk

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.