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Word of the Day – Coxcomb

By July 15, 2015July 24th, 2015Word of the Day

Coxcomb; also Cockscomb (noun)(archaic)

koks-cum

A vain and conceited man; a dandy.

This is one of those archaic words I would just love to see brought back into usage, it seems we always lose the best ones! I hope you like today’s word of the day.


Example sentences

“My goodness, he was such a cockscomb. I couldn’t bear another moment in his company!”

“He thought himself a bit special, but he was just a coxcomb.”

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