A puffed-up personSourced
Not region-specific · English meaning
One word covers a boastful person and a leaping game
Cockalorum can mean a self-important person of little standing who makes empty boasts. A dictionary also records boastful talk, plus a separate sense for a game resembling leapfrog.
The context decides whether someone is boasting or playing.
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Reviewed: 2026-10-10