cockalorum
[ kok-uh-lawr-uh m, -lohr- ]
/ ˌkɒk əˈlɔr əm, -ˈloʊr- /
noun
a self-important little man.
Origin of cockalorum
Words nearby cockalorum
cock-and-bull story,
cock-of-the-rock,
cockabully,
cockade,
cockaigne,
cockalorum,
cockamamie,
cockapoo,
cockatiel,
cockatoo,
cockatrice
Example sentences from the Web for cockalorum
Meanwhile the Cockalorum is gorging himself with information.
Davy and The Goblin |Charles E. CarrylThe 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
British Dictionary definitions for cockalorum
cockalorum
/ (ˌkɒkəˈlɔːrəm) /
noun
a self-important little man
bragging talk; crowing
Word Origin for cockalorum
C18: from
cock
1 +
-alorum, a variant of Latin genitive plural ending
-orum; perhaps intended to suggest: the cock of all cocks