cock-a-doodle-doo
interjection
(used as a conventionalized expression to suggest the crowing of a rooster, as in stories for children.)
cock-a-doodle-doos
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pluralof cock-a-doodle-doo.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Unlike other cases such as cock-a-doodle-doos or words for “nose,” these words don’t share a meaning, but a function.
From New York Times ● Dec. 6, 2022
The two of them come off best together in a song-and-dance number, Well, Did You Evah?, in which Bing boo-boo-boos as Sinatra cock-a-doodle-doos.
From Time Magazine Archive
Thereupon all the cocks in the vicinity responded with prolonged "cock-a-doodle-doos."
From Sentimental Education Vol 1 by Gustave Flaubert
The ringleaders among them departed in rebellious spirits, which fizzed over in the playground into a series of aggressive cock-a-doodle-doos, significant of their attitude of annoyance.
From The Head Girl at the Gables by Angela Brazil
