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cockwomble

cockwomble noun: a foolish or obnoxious person.

Noun

cockwomble (countable and uncountable, plural cockwombles)

  1. (Ireland, UK, humorous, slang) A foolish or obnoxious person.
    • Cockwomble An American lad was annoying the tits off me once so I called him the first thing that came to mind, which was 'cockwomble'. The insult was effective because he did stop winding me up but only to ask me what a cockwomble actually was. I then had to give a detailed explanation about what...2007 October 4, gypsy turnips, “Home » Question of the Week » Insults”, in b3ta.com, archived from the original on 10 Oct
    • They even made the mistaken assumption, mainly from the title, that the song had some kind of lesbian message. As Heike put it: 'You can't expect the subliterate cockwombles on the Daily Heil showbiz and gossip desks to have read Orwell.'2015, Chris Brookmyre, Dead Girl Walking

Forms of cockwomble

pluralcockwombles

Origin of cockwomble

Shitgibbon compound of cock + Womble

Questions about cockwomble

What does cockwomble mean?
Cockwomble means a foolish or obnoxious person.
What part of speech is cockwomble?
Cockwomble is a noun.
What is the plural of cockwomble?
The plural of cockwomble is cockwombles.

Words near cockwomble in the dictionary

  1. cockweeds
  2. cockwhore
  3. cockwhores
  4. cockwipe
  5. cockwipes
  6. cockwomble
  7. cockwombles
  8. Cockwood
  9. cockworm
  10. cockworms
  11. cocky

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