cock-a-hoop

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Adjective cock-a-hoop has 1 sense

boastful, braggart, bragging, braggy, big, cock-a-hoop, crowing, self-aggrandizing, self-aggrandising - exhibiting self-importance; "big talk"
Antonym: humble (indirect, via proud)

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Cock-a-hoop

Adjective: cock-a-hoop

Meaning: Feeling or expressing great happiness or triumph.

Example sentence: She was cock-a-hoop after receiving a promotion at work.

Adverb: cock-a-hoop

Meaning: In a state of great happiness or triumph.

Example sentence: The team celebrated cock-a-hoop after winning the championship.

Noun: cock-a-hoop

Meaning: A state of great happiness or triumph.

Example sentence: His success in the competition put him in a cock-a-hoop mood.

Phrase: cock-a-hoop

Meaning: In a state of boisterous celebration or exultation.

Example sentence: The crowd was cock-a-hoop as their favorite band took the stage.

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