cockalorum

[ kok-uh-lawr-uh m, -lohr- ]
/ ˌkɒk əˈlɔr əm, -ˈloʊr- /

noun

a self-important little man.

Origin of cockalorum

1705–15; mock Latin, equivalent to cock1 + fanciful -al- + L genitive plural ending -ōrum

Example sentences from the Web for cockalorum

  • Meanwhile the Cockalorum is gorging himself with information.

    Davy and The Goblin |Charles E. Carryl
  • 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

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