- cock-a-whoop
- \\|käkə|(h)wüp\ adjective
Etymology: by alteration: cock-a-hoop 1
a cock-a-whoop speech … about the government's success in the housing program — Economist
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
cock-a-whoop
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