COCKALORUM


Meaning of COCKALORUM in English

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

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