hi cockalorumadj.int.n.

Brit.

/ˈhʌɪ ˌkɒkəˈlɔːrəm/, U.S.

/ˈhaɪ ˌkɑkəˈlɔrəm/

Forms:

α. 1700s–1800s hey cockolorum, 1800s heigh cocolorum, 1800s– hey cockalorum.

β. 1800s high cockolorum, 1800s– hi cockalorum, 1800s– hi cockolorum, 1800s– hi cocolorum, 1800s– high cockalorum, 1900s– hi cocalorum, 1900s– high cocolorum.

Origin: Apparently formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: hey int., cockalorum int.

Etymology: Apparently < hey int. + cockalorum int. (see the discussion at that entry).In β. forms showing alteration after hi int., high int., and perhaps high adj. With heigh cocolorum at α. forms compare heigh int.

†A. adj.

Pompous, pretentious, or high-flown. Formerly also: using unintelligible or extravagant language. Obsolete.In later use perhaps influenced by high cockalorum at cockalorum n. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > absence of meaning > nonsense, rubbish > unintelligible language, gibberish > [adjective]

gibberish1598

inarticulate1603

unarticulate1603

hi cockalorum1783

jargonal1831

jabberwocky1908

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > ornateness > [adjective] > inflated or bombastic

fleshyc1369

windya1382

unmeasureda1425

puffing1566

embossed1578

puffed1587

bombasted1589

fustian1592

puffya1594

full-mouthed1594

orificial1594

gouty1595

swelling1597

mouth-filling1598

taffeta1598

bombast1601

tiptoe-strouting1602

turgidous1602

swollen1605

dropsieda1616

exsufflicatea1616

turgent1621

ampullous1622

tympanous1625

high-flown1632

tumorousa1637

blustered1638

tumid1648

bombastical1649

ranting1650

inflated1652

tuftaffetya1658

pompiona1670

bombastic1704

dropsical1721

thundering1725

turgid1725

exsuffolate1744

Lexiphanic1767

hi cockalorum1783

Ossianic1788

mouthing1814

mouthy1827

sophomoric1837

highfalutin1839

sophomorical1847

spread eagle1853

tumescent1882

Herodian1886

Ossianesque1889

Barnumesque1890

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > ornateness > [adjective] > pompous

stalking1602

large1608

pompous1750

hi cockalorum1783

1783 J. O'Keeffe Dead Alive i. 13 A mumming magician! a secondhand son of a sorcerer! a hey-cockolorum conjuror!

1885 Pall Mall Gaz. 15 Dec. 1/1 The Standard..writes about the situation in the ‘hi-cockalorum’ style indulged in most by those who, like..Pistol, are preparing to eat their leek.

1887 Hardwicke's Sci.-gossip Apr. 83/2 The dogmatic hi-cockalorum style of men absolutely certain of their own correctness.

B. int.

Used, in a variety of contexts, as an exclamation or refrain. Frequently paired with jig or snip snap snorum. Cf. cockalorum int.

ΚΠ

1807 C. I. M. Dibdin Mirth & Metre 224 My master's a conjurer, monstrously high, Heigh cocolorum jig.

1820 Comic Tales in Verse 136 Sing doodle dum, doodle dum, doodle dum, dun, Hey cockolorum jig!

1840 R. H. Barham Witches' Frolic in Ingoldsby Legends 1st Ser. 168 Now away! and away! without delay, Hey Cockalorum! my Broomstick gay!

1881 Cassell's Bk. In-Door Amusem. 136 The person holding the next card cries Hi-cockalorum; and should a higher card still be out, the possessor plays it, and cries Jig.

1905 H. G. Wells Kipps ii. vii. 127 The American girl to the left of it was borne off shrieking ‘HIGH cockalorum Tootltootle tootle loo. HIGH cockalorum tootle loo. BUMP, bump, bump—BUMP.’

1908 F. Hume Sacred Herb ix. 104 ‘I have certain knowledge.’ ‘Of what, in Heaven's name?’ ‘High cockalorum, snip snap snorum,’ was the jocular and enigmatic reply.

2001 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 26 May 24 The vandals who call themselves arboriculturalists go about hacking and lopping away..at the form and beauty of trees. Snick snack snorum, high cockalorum, as we used to say as children.

C. n.

A children's game in which one set of players jumps on to the backs of another set of players, calling out ‘hi cockalorum, jig, jig, jig’. Also more fully in hi cockalorum jig.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > children's game > other children's games > [noun] > hi cockalorum

hi cockalorum1832

mopstick1892

1832 Figaro in London 24 Mar. 61/1 There is a certain game played by little boys, and called High-cockolorum, in which there are two sides, one of which jumps on to the backs of the other party, and sits there till its weight breaks down its supporters.

1857 T. Hughes Tom Brown's School Days i. iii. 63 Prisoner's-base, rounders, high-cock-a-lorum, cricket, foot-ball, he was soon initiated into the delights of them all.

1866 Argosy Apr. 420 I'm tired of doing like the big people. Let's have a game of Hey Cockolorum Jig!

1883 Boy's Own Paper 28 July 698/1 An earnest dispute had arisen among a group of youngsters playing at a game called, if I mistake not, High Cockalorum. At a certain stage of this game it seemed necessary to repeat the formula ‘High Cockalorum, jig, jig, jig’.

1969 I. Opie & P. Opie Children's Games viii. 257 Croydon boys call it [sc. the game] not only ‘Hi Jimmy Knacker’, but ‘Bung the Barrel’, ‘Hi Cockalorum’, [etc.].

2015 Advertiser (Austral.) (Nexis) 28 Sept. (Advertiser ed.) (Lifestyle section) 26 One game we played which was very popular was Hi (or high) Cockalorum. This was played against the toilet wall.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	hi cockalorum
释义	hi cockalorumadj.int.n. Brit. /ˈhʌɪ ˌkɒkəˈlɔːrəm/, U.S. /ˈhaɪ ˌkɑkəˈlɔrəm/ Forms: α. 1700s–1800s hey cockolorum, 1800s heigh cocolorum, 1800s– hey cockalorum. β. 1800s high cockolorum, 1800s– hi cockalorum, 1800s– hi cockolorum, 1800s– hi cocolorum, 1800s– high cockalorum, 1900s– hi cocalorum, 1900s– high cocolorum. Origin: Apparently formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: hey int., cockalorum int. Etymology: Apparently < hey int. + cockalorum int. (see the discussion at that entry).In β. forms showing alteration after hi int., high int., and perhaps high adj. With heigh cocolorum at α. forms compare heigh int. †A. adj. Pompous, pretentious, or high-flown. Formerly also: using unintelligible or extravagant language. Obsolete.In later use perhaps influenced by high cockalorum at cockalorum n. 2. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > absence of meaning > nonsense, rubbish > unintelligible language, gibberish > [adjective] gibberish1598 inarticulate1603 unarticulate1603 hi cockalorum1783 jargonal1831 jabberwocky1908 society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > ornateness > [adjective] > inflated or bombastic fleshyc1369 windya1382 unmeasureda1425 puffing1566 embossed1578 puffed1587 bombasted1589 fustian1592 puffya1594 full-mouthed1594 orificial1594 gouty1595 swelling1597 mouth-filling1598 taffeta1598 bombast1601 tiptoe-strouting1602 turgidous1602 swollen1605 dropsieda1616 exsufflicatea1616 turgent1621 ampullous1622 tympanous1625 high-flown1632 tumorousa1637 blustered1638 tumid1648 bombastical1649 ranting1650 inflated1652 tuftaffetya1658 pompiona1670 bombastic1704 dropsical1721 thundering1725 turgid1725 exsuffolate1744 Lexiphanic1767 hi cockalorum1783 Ossianic1788 mouthing1814 mouthy1827 sophomoric1837 highfalutin1839 sophomorical1847 spread eagle1853 tumescent1882 Herodian1886 Ossianesque1889 Barnumesque1890 society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > ornateness > [adjective] > pompous stalking1602 large1608 pompous1750 hi cockalorum1783 1783 J. O'Keeffe Dead Alive i. 13 A mumming magician! a secondhand son of a sorcerer! a hey-cockolorum conjuror! 1885 Pall Mall Gaz. 15 Dec. 1/1 The Standard..writes about the situation in the ‘hi-cockalorum’ style indulged in most by those who, like..Pistol, are preparing to eat their leek. 1887 Hardwicke's Sci.-gossip Apr. 83/2 The dogmatic hi-cockalorum style of men absolutely certain of their own correctness. B. int. Used, in a variety of contexts, as an exclamation or refrain. Frequently paired with jig or snip snap snorum. Cf. cockalorum int. ΚΠ 1807 C. I. M. Dibdin Mirth & Metre 224 My master's a conjurer, monstrously high, Heigh cocolorum jig. 1820 Comic Tales in Verse 136 Sing doodle dum, doodle dum, doodle dum, dun, Hey cockolorum jig! 1840 R. H. Barham Witches' Frolic in Ingoldsby Legends 1st Ser. 168 Now away! and away! without delay, Hey Cockalorum! my Broomstick gay! 1881 Cassell's Bk. In-Door Amusem. 136 The person holding the next card cries Hi-cockalorum; and should a higher card still be out, the possessor plays it, and cries Jig. 1905 H. G. Wells Kipps ii. vii. 127 The American girl to the left of it was borne off shrieking ‘HIGH cockalorum Tootltootle tootle loo. HIGH cockalorum tootle loo. BUMP, bump, bump—BUMP.’ 1908 F. Hume Sacred Herb ix. 104 ‘I have certain knowledge.’ ‘Of what, in Heaven's name?’ ‘High cockalorum, snip snap snorum,’ was the jocular and enigmatic reply. 2001 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 26 May 24 The vandals who call themselves arboriculturalists go about hacking and lopping away..at the form and beauty of trees. Snick snack snorum, high cockalorum, as we used to say as children. C. n. A children's game in which one set of players jumps on to the backs of another set of players, calling out ‘hi cockalorum, jig, jig, jig’. Also more fully in hi cockalorum jig. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > children's game > other children's games > [noun] > hi cockalorum hi cockalorum1832 mopstick1892 1832 Figaro in London 24 Mar. 61/1 There is a certain game played by little boys, and called High-cockolorum, in which there are two sides, one of which jumps on to the backs of the other party, and sits there till its weight breaks down its supporters. 1857 T. Hughes Tom Brown's School Days i. iii. 63 Prisoner's-base, rounders, high-cock-a-lorum, cricket, foot-ball, he was soon initiated into the delights of them all. 1866 Argosy Apr. 420 I'm tired of doing like the big people. Let's have a game of Hey Cockolorum Jig! 1883 Boy's Own Paper 28 July 698/1 An earnest dispute had arisen among a group of youngsters playing at a game called, if I mistake not, High Cockalorum. At a certain stage of this game it seemed necessary to repeat the formula ‘High Cockalorum, jig, jig, jig’. 1969 I. Opie & P. Opie Children's Games viii. 257 Croydon boys call it [sc. the game] not only ‘Hi Jimmy Knacker’, but ‘Bung the Barrel’, ‘Hi Cockalorum’, [etc.]. 2015 Advertiser (Austral.) (Nexis) 28 Sept. (Advertiser ed.) (Lifestyle section) 26 One game we played which was very popular was Hi (or high) Cockalorum. This was played against the toilet wall. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.int.n.1783
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