cockahoop
cockahoop is the alternative form of cock-a-hoop.
Meaning of cock-a-hoop
Adjective
cock-a-hoop (comparative more cock-a-hoop, superlative most cock-a-hoop)
- Exultant, very happy, triumphant.
- 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.2008, Lucy Cavendish, The Guardian, G2, 9th January 2008, p. 3
- Synonyms:
- euphoric, joyous, air-headed, blissed out, blissful, enrapt, rapt, delighted, ecstatic, elated
Forms of cockahoop
| comparative | more cockahoop |
|---|---|
| superlative | most cockahoop |
Questions about cockahoop
- What is cockahoop the alternative form of?
- Cockahoop is the alternative form of cock-a-hoop.
Words near cockahoop in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: cockahoop (page history and authors); cock-a-hoop (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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