cock-a-hoop

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(käk′ə ho̵̅o̅p′)

adjective

  1. in very high spirits; elated; exultant
  2. boastful; conceited

Origin: Fr coq à huppe, cock with a crest

See cock-a-hoop in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
  1. Being in a state of boastful elation or exultation.
  2. Being askew.

Origin:

Origin: From the phrase to set cock on hoop, to drink festively

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Related Forms:

  • cockˌ-a-hoopˈ adverb
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