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Meaning of cock-a-hoop | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR C1

Definitions

Exultant, very happy, triumphant.

Equivalents

Gaeilge lúcháireach

Examples

“I have⟳ to say⟳ I felt pretty cock-a-hoop straight after my epidural but, some hours later, my head felt as though someone large and heavy had been sitting on it.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

cock-a-whoop cock-biting cock-drunk cock-on cockable cockaded

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