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cockalorum

[ kok-uh-lawr-uhm, -lohr- ]

noun

  1. a self-important little man.


cockalorum

/ ËŒ°ìÉ’°ìəˈ±ôɔ˰ùÉ™³¾ /

noun

  1. a self-important little man
  2. bragging talk; crowing
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of cockalorum1

First recorded in 1705–15; pseudo-Latin, equivalent to cock + fanciful -al- + Latin genitive plural ending -Å°ù³Ü³¾; cock 1
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of cockalorum1

C18: from cock 1+ -alorum, a variant of Latin genitive plural ending -orum; perhaps intended to suggest: the cock of all cocks
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High cockalorum Tootletootle tootle loo.

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High cockalorum tootle lootle loo.

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But the idea of that old cockalorum—though he is my rival—doing a sturdy fellow like me to death is too amusing.â€

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"Yes, marm, I'm the high cockalorum; we hev'n't got anything for you to-day, though."

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Born with no great passion for "the high cockalorum of heroism," De Forest wrote frankly of the nuisance of being shot at, of the multiple woes of a company-grade officer's life.

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