Definition
A foolish or ridiculous person; a scarecrow or worthless object (archaic).
Etymology
From cock + meg (possibly from the name 'Meg' or a variant of 'midge'), though the exact etymology is unclear. This dialectal or archaic term appears in Early Modern English with unclear origins but was used as a mild insult.
Kelly Says
Some old words fall out of use because we forget their original meaning—'cockermeg' is one of these linguistic mysteries where scholars debate whether it comes from a person's name, a dialect word, or a combination of two different root words. It's like English's version of a word fossil.
Translations
ARالعربية
كوكرميغ
ku-karm-eegh
BNবাংলা
ককেরমেগ
kok-er-meg
CACatalà
cockermeg
kok-er-meg
CSČeština
cockermeg
kok-er-meg
DADansk
cockermeg
kok-er-meg
DEDeutsch
Cockermeg
kok-er-meg
ELΕλληνικά
κοκκερί
kok-ke-ree
ESEspañol
cockermeg
kok-er-meg
FAفارسی
کوک رین
ku-k re-in
FISuomi
cockermeg
kok-er-meg
FRFrançais
cockermeg
kok-er-meg
HAHA
cockermeg
kok-er-meg
HIहिन्दी
कोकरमेग
kok-er-meg
HUMagyar
cockermeg
kok-er-meg
IDBahasa Indonesia
cockermeg
kok-er-meg
IGIG
cockermeg
kok-er-meg
ITItaliano
cockermeg
kok-er-meg
MSBahasa Melayu
cockermeg
kok-er-meg
MYမြန်မာ
ကောကာရင်
ka-ka-rin
NLNederlands
cockermeg
kok-er-meg
NONorsk
cockermeg
kok-er-meg
PLPolski
cockermeg
kok-er-meg
PTPortuguês
cockermeg
koh-ker-meg
RORomână
cockermeg
kok-er-meg
RUРусский
коккермег
kok-ker-meg
SVSvenska
cockermeg
kok-er-meg
SWKiswahili
cockermeg
kok-er-meg
TAதமிழ்
கோக்கரிங்
go-ka-ring
TEతెలుగు
కోకరింగ్
ko-ka-ring
THไทย
โค้กเกอเมก
ko-ke-e-meg
TLTL
cockermeg
kok-er-meg
TRTürkçe
cockermeg
kok-er-meg
UKУкраїнська
коккермег
kok-ker-meg
VITiếng Việt
cockermeg
koh-ker-meg
YOYO
cockermeg
kok-er-meg
ZUZU
cockermeg
kok-er-meg