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单词 cockalorum
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cockalorum

[ kok-uh-lawr-uhm, -lohr- ]
/ ˌkɒk əˈlɔr əm, -ˈloʊr- /
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noun

a self-important little man.

Origin of cockalorum

First recorded in 1705–15; pseudo-Latin, equivalent to cock + fanciful -al- + Latin genitive plural ending -ōrum; see cock1

Words nearby cockalorum

cockade, cock-a-doodle-doo, cock-a-hoop, Cockaigne, cock-a-leekie, cockalorum, cockamamie, cock-and-bull story, cockapoo, cock a snook, cockatiel
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Example sentences from the Web for cockalorum

  • Meanwhile the Cockalorum is gorging himself with information.

    Davy and The Goblin|Charles E. Carryl
  • The Cockalorum pondered over this for a moment, and then murmuring, "I prefer croquet," floundered away through the waving grass.

    Davy and The Goblin|Charles E. Carryl

British Dictionary definitions for cockalorum

cockalorum
/ (ˌkɒkəˈlɔːrəm) /

noun

a self-important little man
bragging talk; crowing

Word Origin for cockalorum

C18: from cock 1 + -alorum, a variant of Latin genitive plural ending -orum; perhaps intended to suggest: the cock of all cocks
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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