Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adverb & adjective In a state of boastful elation or exultation.
- adverb & adjective To one side; askew.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Exultant; jubilant; triumphant; on the high horse.
- Tipsy; slightly intoxicated.
- noun A bumper.
- In an exultant or jubilant manner; recklessly.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Boastful; defiant; exulting. Also used adverbially.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective
Exultant , very happy,triumphant .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective exhibiting self-importance
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The PGA is cock-a-hoop about the breadth and depth of the talent pile at 23 years and below at a time when Europeans occupy the top four places in the world rankings.
Smiling Rory McIlroy leads golf's charge of the young brigade | Paul Hayward 2011
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Already the cock-a-hoop Labour and Liberal Democrat parties, licensed by Murdoch's rivals to bring about his downfall, are calling for statutory curbs on media ownership.
The Murdoch story is not a Berlin Wall moment – just daft hysteria | Simon Jenkins 2011
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The European Union would normally have been cock-a-hoop about the arrival of Estonia as the 17th member of the euro yesterday.
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The PGA is cock-a-hoop about the breadth and depth of the talent pile at 23 years and below at a time when Europeans occupy the top four places in the world rankings.
Smiling Rory McIlroy leads golf's charge of the young brigade | Paul Hayward 2011
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When England, cock-a-hoop after their success in the 2005 Ashes, went to Australia for the rematch and were ritually humiliated to the tune of a whitewash, the response of the England and Wales Cricket Board was to commission the Schofield Report, the essence of which recommended root-and-branch restructuring of the way England approached touring, preparation, selection, fitness, the lot.
India's board counts the cost of complacency as status dwindles | Mike Selvey 2011
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So Yorks cock-a-hoop again, Durham are 176 for eight.
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Plenty of Tories are, it seems, cock-a-hoop about the news, still to be confirmed, that General Sir Richard Dannatt is to be elevated to the House of Lords where he will become a Tory defence adviser and, perhaps, a minister in the next Conservative government.
John Terry’s sacking as England captain tells us something interesting... 2009
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Plenty of Tories are, it seems, cock-a-hoop about the news, still to be confirmed, that General Sir Richard Dannatt is to be elevated to the House of Lords where he will become a Tory defence adviser and, perhaps, a minister in the next Conservative government.
John Terry’s sacking as England captain tells us something interesting... 2009
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Still, the SNP are understandably cock-a-hoop and, again unsurprisingly, SNP bloggers are urging the party on to 2010 and their plans for an independence referendum.
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I was cock-a-hoop when most of my subjects seemed to respond positively to the stimulus most of the time.
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009
ruzuzu commented on the word cock-a-hoop
"1. Exultant; jubilant; triumphant; on the high horse.
2. Tipsy; slightly intoxicated.
–noun
3. A bumper.
4. In an exultant or jubilant manner; recklessly."
- Century Dictionary
August 16, 2010
ruzuzu commented on the word cock-a-hoop
Whenever I see this, I'm reminded of caoutchouc.
January 9, 2013
qms commented on the word cock-a-hoop
Though ratatouille is really duck soup
This one has diners knocked for a loop.
The ingenious seasoning
Exceeds all reasoning.
The restaurant reviews are cock-a-hoop.
August 29, 2014