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Hancock

9 5.7
A film character who is a troubled superhero helping people but often causing damage
  • proper noun
  • /ˈhæŋkɒk/
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  • David Hancock is reported to be the future of publishing and is the founder of Morgan James Publishing and The Ethan Awards.

Examples

  • In the movie, Hancock struggles to win the public's favor despite his superhuman powers.

  • Looking back toward the city, he saw the Hancock and Prudential towers to the right, the lower MIT towers to the left, poking up at low scudding clouds.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • You want the old John Hancock, do you?

    Rango (2011)

  • Hancock, here are another two.

    A Bridge Too Far (1977)

  • Hancock has me pickin' him up at his front door.

    Suspended Animation (2001)

  • Your John Hancock, please?

    Space Jam (1996)

  • Jay Hancock has been a financial columnist for The Baltimore Sun since 2001.

    Blog text (25)

  • As a flawed superhero, Hancock faces many challenges in his quest to be a better person.

  • The film portrays Hancock as a reluctant hero who is misunderstood by society.

Compounds

John Hancock
  • Informal
7 4.5

A person's signature written when asked to sign

Jane Hancock
  • Informal
1 7.8

A person's signature used as a joke

Surface Forms

Hancock main

Etymology

The name Hancock in the film is the same English surname that originally came from Han ('short for John') and -cock ('a pet ending meaning 'young' or 'little'). A helpful way to remember the character is that his name echoes the famous signer John Hancock, which suggests someone bold and hard to ignore.