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cockalorum.

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

10 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkɒkəˌlɔːɹəm/Received-Pronunciation
  1. A menial yet self-important person; a person who makes empty boasts.

    countable
  2. Boastful speech, crowing.

    uncountable
  3. A game similar to leapfrog.

    uncountable
Where this word comes from

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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