For "cockalorum," be it noted, we frequently substituted the name of some particularly obnoxious master. ❋ Ernest Alfred Vizetelly (1887)
No trespassers allowed -- eh, what? young cockalorum. ❋ Unknown (1922)
"Now, Lucas, dear boy," said Heriot genially, "tell this old cockalorum who you saw off on a steamer for South America." ❋ Unknown (1907)
"I suppose he thinks he's the grand high cockalorum!" she told herself, chuckling. ❋ Margaret Wade Campbell Deland (1901)
Like so many of his fellows -- cultured moderns, alien to the larger forms of patriotism, that rich liquor brewed of maps and figures, commercial profit, and high-cockalorum, which served so perfectly to swell smaller heads -- Felix had a love of his native land resembling love for a woman, ❋ John Galsworthy (1900)
"Hollo, young cockalorum, is it there you are!" shouted Pete. ❋ Hall Caine (1892)
"You must call it 'hot cockalorum,' and what this?" he went on, pointing to the water. ❋ Joseph Jacobs (1885)
"You'll be all right soon, my helpless old cockalorum," he cried cheerily. ❋ George Manville Fenn (1870)
And he put on such high-cockalorum airs that I, bein 'as soft as mush around the heart, jest wilted and agreed to give him everything he bargained for if he would promise not to hinder. ❋ Frank Richard Stockton (1868)
I really do try to behave, but I have my cockalorum set for 11 p.m., and when it goes off ... ❋ Free Rice (2009)
Word for the Day, Monday, April 20, 2009 -- cockalorum ❋ Free Rice (2009)
"The new CIC, cockalorum, seems unable to tell the difference between fiction and fact ... and he's making decisions based on the former!" ❋ Free Rice (2009)
(Mushroom, Tue 20 Oct, 19: 11, Reply) hi cockalorum! ❋ Unknown (2009)
Why not embark on a rigorous and more sustainable afforestation policy with citizen participation and tree nurturing, other than revelling in puffed joy for going on missions, which are otherwise a nigh-hysterically blissful explosion of high cockalorum? ❋ Unknown (2008)
They considered him a medicine man, on account of his root-digging propensities, and treated him as the high cockalorum of the whole ship's company. " ❋ Various (N/A)
"clintoon's cockalorum would have been just that if not for the stains on that little blue dress!" ❋ Free Rice (2009)
"Lord Moyers giggled, and turned head-over-heels on the spot, after which he rushed off again to join the rest of the House of Lords, who were playing 'hi! cockalorum,' close by. ❋ William Patten (1902)
"In Shakespeare's day he might have sputtered out some high-cockalorum nonsense of that sort, because in those days they ordered ham and eggs in blank verse and discharged the cook with an epic. ❋ O. Henry (1886)
For white-faced simminy has got a spark of hot cockalorum on its tail, and unless you get some pondalorum high topper mountain will be all on hot cockalorum. ".... ❋ Joseph Jacobs (1885)
For white-faced simminy has got a spark of hot cockalorum on its tail, and unless you get some pondalorum, high topper mountain will be all on hot cockalorum. "... ❋ Various (1865)
