cockalorum
Americannoun
noun
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a self-important little man
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bragging talk; crowing
Etymology
Origin of cockalorum
First recorded in 1705–15; pseudo-Latin, equivalent to cock + fanciful -al- + Latin genitive plural ending -ōrum; cock 1
Example Sentences
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High cockalorum tootle lootle loo.
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High cockalorum Tootletootle tootle loo.
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But the idea of that old cockalorum—though he is my rival—doing a sturdy fellow like me to death is too amusing.”
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"Yes, marm, I'm the high cockalorum; we hev'n't got anything for you to-day, though."
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Born with no great passion for "the high cockalorum of heroism," De Forest wrote frankly of the nuisance of being shot at, of the multiple woes of a company-grade officer's life.
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