cockalorum

n. 高傲自大的小人物, 跳背游戏, 自夸的话

发音

UK /ˈkɒkəˌlɔːɹəm/
其它
US

词形变化

cockalorums 复数 cockalorums

别名

cockylorum

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A menial yet self-important person; a person who makes empty boasts.

    可数 不可数
  2. 2.

    Boastful speech, crowing.

    不可数 可数
  3. 3.

    A game similar to leapfrog.

    不可数 可数

相关短语

high cockalorum

词源

Possibly English cock (“rooster”), with -a- and Latin -lorum suffixed as a fanciful elaboration; or from a Dutch onomatopoeic dialect term kockeloeren (“the cry of a rooster; cock-a-doodle-doo”), hence the modern Dutch verb koekeloeren (“to crow”).

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