This week’s theme
Words that sound dirty (but aren’t)

This week’s words
nudum pactum
titubation
twattle
cock of the walk
penetralia

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A.Word.A.Day

PRONUNCIATION:

(KOK ov thuh wahk)

MEANING:

noun: A person who behaves in an arrogant and domineering manner in a group.

ETYMOLOGY:

In animal husbandry, an enclosed yard or a pen is known as a walk. A rooster who rules a roost is, literally, a cock of the walk. Earliest documented use: 1781.

USAGE:

“The great Vic Donovan? Cock of the walk, captain of the guard, and all that rot.”
Ellen Byerrum; Raiders of the Lost Corset; Signet; 2006.

“Father, that woman is so bossy. She thinks she’s the cock of the walk.”
Shirley J. Mize; Hell at Tannehill; Infinity; 2006.

A THOUGHT FOR TODAY: