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HOME | Definition of cock-a-hoop (COCK-A-HOOP, Cock-a-hoop)

    cock-a-hoop \cock`-a-hoop"\, a.
    Boastful; defiant; exulting. Also used adverbially.

    Syn: boastful, braggart(prenominal), bragging(prenominal),
    braggy, big, crowing, self-aggrandizing, vainglorious.
    [1913 Webster]

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48


    cock-a-hoop
    adj : exhibiting self-importance; "big talk" [syn: boastful, braggart(a),
    bragging(a), braggy, big, crowing, self-aggrandizing,
    self-aggrandising]

    WordNet (r) 2.0


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