cockalorum

Meaning

Noun

A menial yet self-important person; a person who makes empty boasts.
Boastful speech, crowing.
A game similar to leapfrog.

Origin

Possibly English cock ("rooster"), with -a- and Latin -lorum suffixed as a fanciful elaboration; or from a Dutch onomatopoeic dialect term kockeloeren, hence the modern Dutch verb koekeloeren.

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