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- Dictionarycock-a-hoop/ˌkɒkəˈhuːp/
adjective
- 1. extremely and obviously pleased, especially about an achievement: "the team is cock-a-hoop at winning its first game of the season"
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extremely happy and excited about something: Graeme was cock-a-hoop when Scotland won the championship. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Excited, interested and enthusiastic. abubble. aflutter. agog. all of a flutter idiom. amped. entranced. evangelical. evangelistically. excited. go ahead.
The meaning of COCK-A-HOOP is triumphantly pleased or boastful : happily exulting. How to use cock-a-hoop in a sentence.
adjective. 1. in a state of unrestrained joy or exultation; boastfully elated. He was cock-a-hoop over his victory. 2. askew; out of kilter. He knocked his hat cock-a-hoop. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC.
Cock-a-hoop definition: in a state of unrestrained joy or exultation; boastfully elated. See examples of COCK-A-HOOP used in a sentence.
cock-a-hoop (about/at/over something) very pleased and excited, especially about achieving something. They’re all cock-a-hoop about winning the first game of the season.
Definitions of cock-a-hoop. adjective. exhibiting self-importance. synonyms: big, boastful, braggart, bragging, braggy, crowing, self-aggrandising, self-aggrandizing. proud. feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride.
cock-a-hoop meaning, definition, what is cock-a-hoop: pleased and excited about something, esp...: Learn more.
Cock-a-hoop definition: In a state of boastful elation or exultation.
Extremely and obviously pleased, especially about a triumph or success; the expression dates from the mid 17th century, and comes from the phrase set cock a hoop, of unknown origin, apparently denoting the action of turning on the tap and allowing liquor to flow (prior to a drinking session).
Define cock-a-hoop. cock-a-hoop synonyms, cock-a-hoop pronunciation, cock-a-hoop translation, English dictionary definition of cock-a-hoop. adv. & adj. 1. In a state of boastful elation or exultation. 2. To one side; askew. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition....
