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/kok'euh lawr"euhm, -lohr"-/, n.a self-important little man.[1705-15; mock Latin, equiv. to COCK1 + fanciful -al- + L gen. pl. ending -orum]
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cockalorum — [käk΄ə lôr′əm] n. [pseudo L extension of COCK1; infl. by Du kockeloeren, to crow] 1. a little man with an exaggerated idea of his own importance 2. boastful talk; crowing … English World dictionary
cockalorum — 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 … New Collegiate Dictionary
cockalorum — noun a) A menial, yet self important man, empty boaster b) The game leapfrog … Wiktionary
cockalorum — n. one who brags about himself, arrogant person, boastful person … English contemporary dictionary
cockalorum — [ˌkɒkə lɔ:rəm] noun (plural cockalorums) informal, dated a self important man. Origin C18: an arbitrary formation from cock1 … English new terms dictionary
cockalorum — n Informal. bantam cock, bantam, smart aleck, wiseacre, Sl. wise guy; jackanapes, whip persnapper … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
cockalorum — cock·a·lo·rum … English syllables
cockalorum — cock•a•lo•rum [[t]ˌkɒk əˈlɔr əm, ˈloʊr [/t]] n. 1) a person of exaggerated self importance 2) conceited talk; swagger • Etymology: 1705–15; mock Latin, = cock I+ fanciful al + L gen. pl. ending ōrum … From formal English to slang
cockalorum — A person who thinks they are bigger than they are … Grandiloquent dictionary
cockalorum — /kɒkəˈlɔrəm/ (say kokuh lawruhm) noun Obsolete Colloquial a petty but self important person. {cock1 + Latin alorum, a genitive plural ending; apparently a humorous coinage meaning cock of all cocks } …
