pajock

UK/ˈpeɪ.dʒɒk/US/ˈpeɪˌdʒɑk/

pajock noun: a peacock, a male peafowl, noted for its large and extravagantly coloured tail.

Noun

pajock (plural pajocks)

(archaic) A peacock, a male peafowl, noted for its large and extravagantly coloured tail.
(derogatory, obsolete) savage, degenerate
- For thou dost know, O Damon dear,
  This realm dismantled was
  Of Jove himself, and now reigns here
  A very very — pajockc. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac...
- “Peace! Your Majesties! My Lords!” said King Lune. “Have we no more gravity among us than to be so chafed by the taunt of a pajock?”1954, C. S. Lewis, chapter 15, in The Horse and His Boy, →ISBN

I'll trounce the pugging pajock in seemly style!1958, L. Sprague De Camp, The Tower of Zanid:
“Dickie Harewood is a tardy-gaited, unhaired pajock.” Dougless frowned, not understanding.2002, Jude Deveraux, A Knight in Shining Armor, page 111:

Unknown. First attested in the 16th century, in the writing of William Shakespeare and possibly coined by him.

What does pajock mean?: Pajock means a peacock, a male peafowl, noted for its large and extravagantly coloured tail.
How do you use pajock in a sentence?: I'll trounce the pugging pajock in seemly style!
What part of speech is pajock?: Pajock is a noun.
How do you pronounce pajock?: Pajock is pronounced /ˈpeɪ.dʒɒk/ (UK).
What is the plural of pajock?: The plural of pajock is pajocks.

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