cock-a-hoop Synonyms

cock-a-hoop Meaning

Wordnet

cock-a-hoop (s)

exhibiting self-importance

Webster

cock-a-hoop (a.)

Boastful; defiant; exulting. Also used adverbially.

cock-a-hoop Sentence Examples

  1. The team was cock-a-hoop after their unexpected victory in the championship.
  2. His cock-a-hoop demeanor revealed his excitement about the upcoming adventure.
  3. The company's shareholders were cock-a-hoop about the positive financial report.
  4. The children were cock-a-hoop when they found out they were going to Disneyland.
  5. Despite the rainy weather, the partygoers remained cock-a-hoop throughout the event.
  6. She couldn't help but feel cock-a-hoop after receiving the promotion she'd worked so hard for.
  7. The fans were cock-a-hoop as their favorite team scored the winning goal.
  8. The CEO's announcement left the employees cock-a-hoop about the company's future prospects.
  9. Seeing her artwork displayed in the gallery left her feeling cock-a-hoop.
  10. The entire town was cock-a-hoop when they heard the news of the new community center.

FAQs About the word cock-a-hoop

exhibiting self-importanceBoastful; defiant; exulting. Also used adverbially.

exultant,triumphant, ecstatic, proud, jubilant, crank, glorying, victorious, crowing,arrogant

disconsolate, downcast, dejected, downcast, dejected,defeated, dispirited, depressed, disconsolate, dispirited

The team was cock-a-hoop after their unexpected victory in the championship.

His cock-a-hoop demeanor revealed his excitement about the upcoming adventure.

The company's shareholders were cock-a-hoop about the positive financial report.

The children were cock-a-hoop when they found out they were going to Disneyland.