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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cock-a-hoop

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.35 in modern English

Syllables
cock--a-hoop
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Exultant, very happy, triumphant.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Unknown

Inflected Forms

more cock-a-hoop (comparative) most cock-a-hoop (superlative)

Synonyms

euphoric joyous air-headed blissed out blissful enrapt rapt cock-a-hoop delighted ecstatic elated exultant

Questions

What does cock-a-hoop mean?
Exultant, very happy, triumphant.
Where does cock-a-hoop come from?
Unknown

How to pronounce cock-a-hoop

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