cock-a-hoop

1. 1.

   exhibiting self-importance

   “big talk”

   Synonymsboastfulbraggartbraggingbraggybigcrowingself-aggrandizingself-aggrandising

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Questions about cock-a-hoop

What does cock-a-hoop mean?

cock-a-hoop means "exhibiting self-importance".

How many syllables are in cock-a-hoop?

cock-a-hoop has 3 syllables: coc-k-a--hoop. The stress falls on "coc".

What is another word for cock-a-hoop?

Close synonyms include boastful, braggart, bragging, braggy, big. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is cock-a-hoop a common word?

cock-a-hoop is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.