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cocking a deaf 'un

cocking a deaf 'un is the present participle and gerund of cock a deaf 'un.

Meaning of cock a deaf 'un

Verb

cock a deaf 'un (third-person singular simple present cocks a deaf 'un, present participle cocking a deaf 'un, simple past and past participle cocked a deaf 'un)

  1. (UK, intransitive, slang) To turn a deaf ear; to refuse to listen, or pretend not to have heard.

Questions about cocking a deaf 'un

What is cocking a deaf 'un the present participle and gerund of?
Cocking a deaf 'un is the present participle and gerund of cock a deaf 'un.

Words near cocking a deaf 'un in the dictionary

  1. cockiest
  2. cockily
  3. Cockin
  4. cockiness
  5. cocking
  6. cocking a deaf 'un
  7. cocking a snook
  8. cocking it over
  9. cocking of a snook
  10. cocking of snooks
  11. cocking off

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