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talking cock

talking cock is the present participle and gerund of talk cock.

Meaning of talk cock

Verb

talk cock (third-person singular simple present talks cock, present participle talking cock, simple past and past participle talked cock)

  1. (Malaysia, Singapore, informal) To talk nonsense.
    • It was at this Parliament sitting, during an intense 40-minute exchange between Ling How Doong and Lee Hsien Loong, that Ling uttered the phrase "Don't talk cock," which became famous for all the wrong reasons in the annals of Singaporean parliamentary history.2019, Loke Hoe Yeong, “14: Regrouping”, in The First Wave
  2. (Singapore, informal) To engage in idle chatter.

Questions about talking cock

What is talking cock the present participle and gerund of?
Talking cock is the present participle and gerund of talk cock.

Words near talking cock in the dictionary

  1. talking catfishes
  2. talking circle
  3. talking circles
  4. talking clock
  5. talking clocks
  6. talking cock
  7. talking dirty
  8. talking down
  9. talking down to
  10. talking drum
  11. talking drummer

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