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A.Word.A.Day--cock-a-hoop cock-a-hoop (kok-uh-HOOP) adjective 1. Being elated or exulting, especially in a boastful manner. 2. Askew. [Of uncertain origin. Perhaps from the phrase to set cock on a hoop (to be festive).] "Randy Atkinson and Shawn Ewing, the Vancouver Pride Society's co-chairs, were all cock-a-hoop when the 25-year-old organization's ninth annual gala dinner sold out at the Coast Plaza hotel Sunday." Malcolm Parry; Pride Society Dinner Humbles Debt; Vancouver Sun (Canada); Jun 17, 2003. "The Blues come to Newlands this week cock-a-hoop while the Stormers dressing-room had a funereal look ..." Stormers' Monday Blues; Cape Argus (Cape Town, South Africa); Apr 14, 2003. This week's theme: unusual words. X-Bonus When you enjoy loving your neighbor it ceases to be a virtue. -Khalil Gibran, mystic, poet, and artist (1883-1931)

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