high cockalorum

high cockalorum
noun
1. Britain : a boys' game of leapfrog — used as a shout during the game
2. : a person with pretensions to great importance : a high-and-mighty person : big shot

placed himself as the high cockalorum of the universe — J.F.Stevens

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high cockalorum

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