cock-a-hoop

adjective

ˌkä-kə-ˈhüp How to pronounce cock-a-hoop (audio)
Definition of cock-a-hoopnext
1
as in triumphant
having or expressing feelings of joy or triumph the district attorney's office was positively cock-a-hoop upon obtaining a conviction in the case against the mobster

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2
as in tilted
inclined or twisted to one side topped with 50 burning candles all cock-a-hoop and dripping wax, the birthday cake made its dramatic appearance

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  1. triumphant
  2. proud
  3. crooked
  4. ecstatic
  5. uneven
  6. jubilant
  7. oblique
  8. exultant
Adjective
  • Donald Trump's second inauguration will be a triumphant return for a former president many believed to be permanently barred from Washington four years ago after denying his 2020 election loss.
    Phillip M. Bailey, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Five recent tunes that seethed with healthy dissent put an exclamation point on a triumphant, surprisingly optimistic affair.
    Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of triumphant
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  • Funny Christmas jokes for kids, knock-knocks, memes to make dad proud How to prepare for winter 2024 — from freezing pipes to driving in snow and ice Who created Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer?
    Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Courier-Journal, 16 Dec. 2024
  • As of this week, there’s even a new Glossier product on the block sure to make Emily Weiss proud, a chubby eye shadow stick that’s excellent for accentuating even the most natural of makeup looks.
    Kiana Murden, Vogue, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of proud
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  • The pardon was a political bombshell that Republicans have used to further President-elect Donald Trump's claims that the Justice Department has been weaponized against him and that the Biden family has been crooked for years.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
  • Caravans of cars traveled from Kentucky, Tennessee, the Carolinas, Virginia and Ohio to clinics here, loading up on pills and prescriptions from crooked doctors selling their prescription pads to anyone with so much as a hangnail.
    Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 29 Nov. 2024
Definition of crooked
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  • There are thus many reasons to be ecstatic that Assad, a minority Alawite in a majority-Sunni country, is no more.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Like everyone involved, Adler, who appears in all three episodes of Kings From Queens, would be ecstatic if the doc won Best Music Film.
    Kyle Eustice, SPIN, 11 Dec. 2024
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  • Blazy succeeds Virginie Viard, who exited Chanel last June after an uneven five-year tenure.
    WWD, WWD, 12 Dec. 2024
  • However, private organizations often lack regulatory mandates to enforce consistent practices, leading to uneven adoption of basic measures.
    Tony Bradley, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of uneven
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  • Many Syrians are jubilant about the news and hopeful about the country’s future.
    Chad de Guzman, TIME, 11 Dec. 2024
  • At a jubilant post-sale dinner, Branczik told me that contemporary and modern collectors are increasingly diversifying their portfolios by turning to Old Masters.
    George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 11 Dec. 2024
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  • Despite missing both of their top scorers — Paolo Banchero and Franz Wagner — due to oblique injuries, the Magic mucked the game up early and often.
    Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 15 Dec. 2024
  • Arch stepped in and started three games this season when Quinn Ewers got hurt and missed time with an oblique injury.
    Ryan Canfield, Fox News, 12 Dec. 2024
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  • Always a consummate professional, however, our ballad queen powered through the final note to a brave and exultant end that can still give chills.
    Nathan Smith, Vulture, 26 June 2024
  • Their personal connection blossoms out into a quietly exultant scene with the rest of the cast and the crew, a symbolic utopia of shared purpose.
    Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2024
Definition of exultant
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