cockalorum: Word of the day for December 12, 2016

cockalorum , n :
A menial, yet self-important person; a person who makes empty boasts. Boastful speech, crowing. A game similar to leapfrog. To mark Koninkrijksdag (Kingdom Day; 15 December), which commemorates the Charter for the Kingdom of the Netherlands, we are featuring a series of words of Dutch origin.
December 12, 2016