cock-a-hoop: Meaning and Definition of
cock-a-hoop
Pronunciation: (kok"u-hp', -hoop', kok'u-hp", -hoop"), [key] — adj.
- in a state of unrestrained joy or exultation; boastfully elated: He was cock-a-hoop over his victory.
- askew; out of kilter: He knocked his hat cock-a-hoop.
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