bubbly-jock

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Imitative, from the bird's cry.

Noun[edit]

bubbly-jock (plural bubbly-jocks)

  1. (Scotland) A turkeycock (the bird).
  2. (Scotland) A turkeycock (pompous or self-important person).

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