Cockabondy

/ˈkɒkəbɒndi/ adjective

Definition

Scottish dialect term meaning arrogant, boastful, or cocky; showing excessive pride or swagger.

Etymology

Scottish origin, possibly from 'cock' (rooster, symbolizing arrogance) + 'bondy' (uncertain origin), combining to describe someone acting like a proud rooster.

Kelly Says

Scottish English has these wonderfully specific insult words—'cockabondy' captures a very particular kind of annoying behavior, the kind of swaggering confidence of someone who hasn't earned the right to be that proud.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
雄鶏 ማእከል
o-ko-ke ma-ek-el
ARالعربية
تعاون الدجاج
ta-awun ad-daj-aj
BNবাংলা
মুরগীর সহযোগিতা
mur-gee-r sa-hoyogita
CACatalà
col·laboració de gall
kol-la-bo-ra-syon de ga-ll
CSČeština
spolupráce kohoutů
spo-loo-pra-ce ko-hou-tu
DADansk
haner samarbejde
ha-ner sa-ma-be-de
DEDeutsch
Hahn-Zusammenarbeit
hahn-zu-sam-men-arbeit
ELΕλληνικά
συνεργασία κοκκίνων
sy-ne-ra-g-sia kok-ki-non
ESEspañol
colaboración de gallo
koh-la-bo-ra-syon de ga-llo
FAفارسی
همکاری مرغ
ham-ka-ri morgh
FISuomi
kalkkunoiden yhteistyö
kalk-ku-no-iden y-hte-is-tyo
FRFrançais
collaboration de coq
koh-la-bo-ra-syon de koh
GUGU
મુખ્ય સહાય
mu-kh-ya sa-hay
HAHA
aiki da kansa
a-iki da kan-sa
HEעברית
שותפות תרנגולים
sh-to-fet ter-ng-u-lim
HIहिन्दी
मुर्गा का सहयोग
mur-ga ka sa-hayog
HUMagyar
kakas együttműködés
ka-kas e-gyet-mu-ko-des
IDBahasa Indonesia
kerjasama ayam jantan
ker-ja-sama a-yam jan-tan
IGIG
ise n'ime obodo
i-se n'i-me o-bo-do
ITItaliano
collaborazione di gallo
koh-la-bo-ra-syon di ga-llo
JA日本語
雄鶏の協力
o-ko-ke no kyou-ryoku
KKKK
құстық 협력
q-u-styq h-y-p-li-rk
KMKM
ការជំនួយរបស់ចង
ka-ar-che-m-nu-oy ro-bas ch-ang
KO한국어
닭의 공동 작업
dak-ui gong-dong ja-g-ok
MRMR
मुर्गाची मदत
mur-ga-chi ma-dat
MSBahasa Melayu
kerjasama ayam jantan
ker-ja-sama a-yam jan-tan
MYမြန်မာ
ကျောက်စိတ် ကူညီ
kyaw-k-se-it ku-nyi
NLNederlands
samenwerking van hanen
sa-men-wer-king van ha-nen
NONorsk
haner samarbeid
ha-ner sa-ma-be-rang
PAPA
ਮੁਰਗਾ ਦੀ ਮਦਦ
mur-ga-dee ma-d-d
PLPolski
współpraca kogutów
s-w-opol-pra-ca ko-gut-ow
PTPortuguês
colaboração de galo
koh-la-bo-ra-syon de ga-lo
RORomână
colaborare de cocoș
koh-la-bo-ra-re de ko-co-ș
RUРусский
сотрудничество петухов
so-trud-ni-che-stvo pe-tu-khov
SVSvenska
hönors samarbete
ho-nors sa-ma-be-te
SWKiswahili
kusaidia kuku
ku-sai-dia ku-ku
TAதமிழ்
கோழி சேவை
ko-zi sa-e-vai
TEతెలుగు
గుడ్డు పని
gud-du pa-ni
THไทย
การร่วมมือของไก่
gaan-roong-meu-khong-kai
TLTL
pagtutulungan ng manok
pa-gt-tu-lu-tan-gan ng ma-nok
TRTürkçe
koyun işbirliği
ko-yun ish-bir-li-ghi
UKУкраїнська
співпраця півнів
spiv-pra-t-sya piv-niv
URاردو
مریخ کی مدد
ma-ri-kh ki mad-d
VITiếng Việt
sự hợp tác của gà trống
su-hut-tac cua ga-trong
YOYO
agbeko aṣọ
a-g-be-ko a-ṣo
ZH中文
公鸡合作
gōngjī hézuò
ZUZU
ukuthi ngokusebenzela
oo-k-thi ng-ko-se-ben-ze-la

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