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cockalorum cock·a·lo·rum C0443800 (kŏk′ə-lôr′əm)n.1. A little man with an unduly high opinion of himself.2. Boastful talk; braggadocio. [Perhaps alteration (influenced by Latin -ōrum, genitive pl. ending) of obsolete Flemish kockeloeren, to crow, of imitative origin.]cockalorum (ˌkɒkəˈlɔːrəm) n1. a self-important little man2. bragging talk; crowing[C18: from cock1 + -alorum, a variant of Latin genitive plural ending -orum; perhaps intended to suggest: the cock of all cocks]cock•a•lo•rum (ˌkɒk əˈlɔr əm, -ˈloʊr-) n. 1. a person of exaggerated self-importance. 2. conceited talk; swagger. [1705–15; mock Latin, = cock1 + fanciful -al- + Latin genitive pl. ending -ōrum] |