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cock-a-hoop
[ kok-uh-hoop, -hoop, kok-uh-hoop, -hoop ]
/ ËkÉk ÉËhup, -ËhÊp, ËkÉk ÉËhup, -ËhÊp /
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adjective
in a state of unrestrained joy or exultation; boastfully elated: He was cock-a-hoop over his victory.
askew; out of kilter: He knocked his hat cock-a-hoop.
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Origin of cock-a-hoop
First recorded in 1520â30; origin uncertain
Words nearby cock-a-hoop
cocinero, cock, cockabully, cockade, cock-a-doodle-doo, cock-a-hoop, Cockaigne, cock-a-leekie, cockalorum, cockamamie, cock-and-bull story
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British Dictionary definitions for cock-a-hoop
cock-a-hoop
adjective (usually postpositive)
in very high spirits
boastful
askew; confused
Word Origin for cock-a-hoop
C16: perhaps from the phrase to set the cock a hoop to live prodigally, literally: to put a cock on a hoop, a full measure of grain
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