Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

talk cock

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.20 in modern English

Syllables
talk -cock
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To talk nonsense.

Informal

verb

To engage in idle chatter.

Informal

Example Sentences

Etymology

Either a calque of Hokkien 講𡳞鳥話 /讲𡳞鸟话 (kóng lān-chiáu-ōe), from 講話／讲话 (kóng-ōe, “talk”) + 𡳞鳥／𡳞鸟 (lān-chiáu, “cock (penis)”), or influenced by the English phrase cock-and-bull story.

Usage

Inflected Forms

talks cock (present, singular) talking cock (participle, present) talked cock (participle, past) talked cock (past)

Questions

What does talk cock mean?
To talk nonsense.
Where does talk cock come from?
Either a calque of Hokkien 講𡳞鳥話 /讲𡳞鸟话 (kóng lān-chiáu-ōe), from 講話／讲话 (kóng-ōe, “talk”) + 𡳞鳥／𡳞鸟 (lān-chiáu, “cock (penis)”), or influenced by the English phrase cock-and-bull story.

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