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as in gasconade
boastful speech or writing
a boxer who was as famous for his prefight cockalorum as for his knockouts in the ring
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as in cock
someone who boasts
Muhammad Ali's reputation as boxing's most colorful cockalorum
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Noun
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His early career was marked by the sort of gasconade many fans of the NFL had come to adore and many MLB executives and players had come to loathe.—
Robert Klemko,
The MMQB,
13 July 2017
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The story is told from Dah’s perspective, as Jocelyn—who displays a quasi-mystical rapport with fighting cocks—suffers an emotional breakdown, putting their business and their lives in danger.—
The New Yorker,
The New Yorker,
26 July 2024
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The former became fighting cocks and the latter became sows.—
Matthew Gavin Frank,
Harper's Magazine,
6 June 2023
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By this token, the politician who steals scraps of another’s rhetoric (even if the actual stealing is performed by speechwriters) is derided as if he had been found watching pornography.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
22 Mar. 2026
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What is needed now, Fingerhut added, is a stronger, more coordinated pushback before rhetoric escalates into violence.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
22 Mar. 2026
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This new pattern, which could push out a high pressure system that trapped hot air throughout the area for nearly two weeks, is set to bring moisture, breezy winds and even the possibility of thunder to the region.—
HECTOR AMEZCUA,
Sacbee.com,
27 Mar. 2026
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Our hot air highline dream began a decade earlier, in 2014, when my friend Lukas Irmler and I set out to break the record for the highest slackline above ground.—
Madison Dapcevich,
Outside,
25 Mar. 2026
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Hammy magniloquence risks alienating viewers, not just for an evening but for life, as does obscurity.—
The Economist,
The Economist,
15 Mar. 2018
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“Cockalorum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cockalorum. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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