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coxcomb

[ koks-kohm ]

noun

  1. a conceited, foolish dandy; pretentious fop.

    Synonyms: , ,

  2. Archaic. head; pate.


coxcomb

/ ˈ°ìÉ’°ì²õËŒ°ìəʊ³¾ /

noun

  1. a variant spelling of cockscomb
  2. archaic.
    a foppish man
  3. obsolete.
    the cap, resembling a cock's comb, worn by a jester
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³¦´Ç³æ·³¦´Ç³¾²ú·¾±Â·³¦²¹±ô [koks-, kom, -i-k, uh, l, -, koh, -mi-], ³¦´Ç³æ·³¦´Ç³¾²úi³¦ adjective
  • ³¦´Ç³æ·³¦´Ç³¾²úi·³¦²¹±ô·±ô²â adverb
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of coxcomb1

First recorded in 1565–75; spelling variant of cockscomb
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He told me that Serjeant Clippinger had howled when he had seen it, jeering that the woman had sewn it wrong, and it was a perfect fit for a three-toothed black coxcomb like himself.

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Stone, a coxcomb who occasionally texts reporters pictures of outfits he’s particularly proud of, no doubt already has his congressional-testimony suit picked out.

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Johnson had already said of his former friend, “Hawkesworth is grown a coxcomb, and I have done with himâ€.

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And here’s Charles Dickens, a preening coxcomb prepared to spend eternity congratulating himself on his own literary reputation.

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J “Move along, you coxcomb,†Ignatius belched, the gassy eructations echoing between the walls of the alley.

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