English Explanatory Dictionary

talk cock

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To talk nonsense.
  2. To engage in idle chatter.

Word forms

talk cock talks cock talking cock talked cock

Etymology

Either a calque of Hokkien 講𡳞鳥話 /讲𡳞鸟话 (kóng lān-chiáu-ōe), from 講話／讲话 (kóng-ōe, “talk”) + 𡳞鳥／𡳞鸟 (lān-chiáu, “cock (penis)”), or influenced by the English phrase cock-and-bull story.

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