单词 | cock-a-hoopness |
释义 | > as lemmascock-a-ˈhoopness cock-a-ˈhoopness n. the quality or condition of being cock-a-hoop. ΚΠ 1843 R. S. Surtees Hillingdon Hall xiv, in New Sporting Mag. Dec. 351 The ‘cock-a-hoopness’ of both mammas was considerably lessened on finding that each had similar expectations. 1931 Windsor Mag. Jan. 217/2 He had subsided from enthusiastic cock-a-hoopness as promptly as a toy balloon brought up against a cigarette-end. 2013 Independent (Nexis) 25 Oct. 16 Cameron..seems to have been stung by Major's disloyalty and Miliband's obvious cock-a-hoopness into revealing the petulant side of his personality. < as lemmas |
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