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
Borislavabah-ree-SLAH-vah (Russian)Bulgarian, Serbian, Russian
Kaorikah-o-ṙeeJapanese
Juditezhoo-DEE-tə (Portuguese), zhoo-JEE-chə (Brazilian Portuguese)Portuguese
JoyeJOIEnglish
Nogah-Biblical, Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Ju-Chinese