cock-a-hoop

2 definitions found

cock-a-hoop - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  cock-a-hoop \cock`-a-hoop"\, a.
     Boastful; defiant; exulting. Also used adverbially.
  
     Syn: boastful, braggart(prenominal), bragging(prenominal),
          braggy, big, crowing, self-aggrandizing, vainglorious.
          [1913 Webster]

cock-a-hoop - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  cock-a-hoop
      adj 1: exhibiting self-importance; "big talk" [syn: boastful,
             braggart(a), bragging(a), braggy, big,
             cock-a-hoop, crowing, self-aggrandizing, self-  aggrandising
             ]