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单词 cockalorum
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
cock•a•lo•rum  (kok′ə lôrəm, -lōr-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a self-important little man.
  • mock Latin, equivalent. to cock1 + fanciful -al- + Latin genitive plural ending -ōrum 1705–15

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
cockalorum /ˌkɒkəˈlɔːrəm/ n
  1. a self-important little man
  2. bragging talk; crowing
Etymology: 18th Century: from cock1 + -alorum, a variant of Latin genitive plural ending -orum; perhaps intended to suggest: the cock of all cocks
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