cockalorum
Definition
- Noun:
- A self-important or conceited young person: "cockalorum" refers to a young man who is boastful, arrogant, or acts with exaggerated self-importance.
- A children's game: In some contexts, "cockalorum" denotes a game where children jump over one another, similar to leapfrog.
Usage Examples
Noun (self-important person):
- The young actor strutted around the set like a cockalorum, boasting about his minor role. (A conceited young man showing off.)
- Don't be such a cockalorum; your success doesn't give you the right to belittle others. (A person acting arrogantly.)
Noun (children's game):
- The children played cockalorum in the park, taking turns jumping over each other. (The game of leapfrog.)
Advanced Usage
- "high cockalorum": an intensified form of the word, referring to an extremely self-important or pompous person.
- The CEO acted like a high cockalorum, refusing to listen to anyone beneath him. (An excessively arrogant individual.)
Variants and Related Words
- Cockalorum (adj): (rare) describing behaviour that is boastful or conceited.
- His cockalorum attitude made him unpopular at school. (His arrogant manner.)
Synonyms
- Conceited: having an excessively high opinion of oneself.
- Pompous: affectedly grand or self-important.
- Swaggerer: someone who behaves in a boastful or arrogant way.
Related Idioms
- "Act the cockalorum": to behave in a self-important or boastful manner.
- He always acts the cockalorum at parties, telling exaggerated stories. (He shows off arrogantly.)