cock of the roost



cock of the roost

An arrogant, conceited, or overly proud person, typically a man. He struts around campus like he's the cock of the roost, all because his dad is some politician.
See also: cock, of, roost

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
VÂN-Vietnamese
Lilita-Latvian
Feodor-Russian
GertrudeGUR-trood (English), khər-TRUY-də (Dutch)English, Dutch
EstaES-təEnglish
Gundahar-Ancient Germanic, Germanic Mythology