cock gobbler
- noun
- /kɑk ˈɡɑblər/
- Offensive
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imbécil
- His friends laughed and called him a cock gobbler after he bragged excessively at the party.
Examples
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The entire class avoided Tom after he was dubbed the cock gobbler for his arrogant behavior.
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Don't be such a cock gobbler!
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She accused her rival of being a cock gobbler after his obnoxious outburst.
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He acts like a total cock gobbler sometimes.
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His friends laughed and called him a cock gobbler after he bragged excessively at the party.
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She accused her rival of being a cock gobbler after his obnoxious outburst.
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The entire class avoided Tom after he was dubbed the cock gobbler for his arrogant behavior.
Synonyms
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A very offensive word used to strongly insult someone
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A person who acts silly or clumsy and makes others laugh
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A very rude word for a person who is selfish or mean
A very rude and foolish person
A silly person or an animal like a puppy that licks a lot
A man who is too proud of his looks and clothes
A very rude name for someone you dislike or want to upset
A very rude and aggressive person who treats others badly and insults them
Antonyms
How Insulting
Surface Forms
Morphology
cock + gobbler
The compound is partially interpretable from its parts: a speaker who knows 'cock' (vulgar for penis) and 'gobbler' (one who gobbles/eats) can readily infer a literal sexual sense (“one who gobbles cock”). However, the attested insulting use glossed as 'foolish or boastful person' requires a pragmatic/metaphorical shift and 'gobbler' is relatively rare, so the exact derogatory nuance is not fully predictable.
Etymology
Cock gobbler likely comes from combining cock (a 'rooster' or rude word for a man) and gobbler (someone who 'gobbles' or 'eats loudly'), creating a rude image of a loud, shameless person. So people use it as an insult for someone they see as 'foolish' or 'boastful'.