cock-a-hoop

Adjective
Synonyms: boastfulbraggart(a)bragging(a)braggybigcrowingself-aggrandizingself-aggrandising

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (1)

  1. exhibiting self-importance“big talk”Synonyms: boastfulbraggart(a)bragging(a)braggybigcrowingself-aggrandizingself-aggrandising
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

cock-a-hoop \cock`-a-hoop"\, a. Boastful; defiant; exulting. Also used adverbially.

Syn: boastful, braggart(prenominal), bragging(prenominal), braggy, big, crowing, self-aggrandizing, vainglorious. [1913 Webster]

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