Cockalorum Definition
kŏkə-lôrəm
noun
A little man with an exaggerated idea of his own importance.
Webster's New World
Boastful talk; crowing.
Webster's New World
A menial, yet self-important man, empty boaster.
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The game leapfrog.
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Other Word Forms of Cockalorum
Noun
Singular:
cockalorum
Plural:
cockalorumsOrigin of Cockalorum
Perhaps alteration (influenced by Latin -ōrum genitive pl. ending) of obsolete Flemish kockeloeren to crow of imitative origin
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Probably from a Dutch dialectal kockeloeren an onomatopeia; hence modern Dutch verb koekeloeren (“to crow”).
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