cockalorum

[ kok-uh-lawr-uhm, -lohr- ]
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noun
  1. a self-important little man.

Origin of cockalorum

1
First recorded in 1705–15; pseudo-Latin, equivalent to cock + fanciful -al- + Latin genitive plural ending -ōrum; see cock1

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How to use cockalorum in a sentence

  • The cockalorum pondered over this for a moment, and then murmuring, "I prefer croquet," floundered away through the waving grass.

    Davy and The Goblin | Charles E. Carryl
  • Meanwhile the cockalorum is gorging himself with information.

    Davy and The Goblin | Charles E. Carryl
  • He said he was thunderin' glad to hear it, as he himself was something of a high cockalorum of New York.

    The History and Records of the Elephant Club | Knight Russ Ockside and Q. K. Philander Doesticks
  • Before I could speak, in came the highest cockalorum among the Japanese, which wasn't very high after all.

    Phemie Frost's Experiences | Ann S. Stephens
  • Itll be a hard job to trail the sub, but as long as the High cockalorum is up in the air, we can keep tabs on him.

British Dictionary definitions for cockalorum

cockalorum

/ (ˌkɒkəˈlɔːrəm) /


noun
  1. a self-important little man

  2. bragging talk; crowing

Origin of cockalorum

1
C18: from cock 1 + -alorum, a variant of Latin genitive plural ending -orum; perhaps intended to suggest: the cock of all cocks

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