cock-a-doodle-doo

[kok-uh-dood-l-doo]

interjection

1. (used as a conventionalized expression to suggest the crowing of a rooster, as in stories for children.)

noun

plural

cock-a-doodle-doos 

1. the loud crow of a cock.

2. Baby Talk.,  a rooster.

verb (used without object)

cock-a-doodle-dooed, cock-a-doodle-dooing 

1. to crow.

cock-a-doodle-doo

/ ˌkɒkəˌduːdəlˈduː /

interjection

1. an imitation or representation of a cock crowing

Word History and Origins

Origin of cock-a-doodle-doo¹

First recorded in 1565–75; fanciful imitative

Related Words

• boast 
• brag 
• exult 
• gloat 
• squawk 
• strut