Choc-a-bloc
adj, adv
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Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Alternative spelling of chockablock. alt-of, alternative
"By one o'clock the place was choc-a-bloc. […] The restaurant was packed, and the promenade between the two main courts and the subsidiary courts was thronged with healthy-looking youngish people, drawn to the Mecca of tennis from all parts of the country."
Adverb
- 1 Alternative spelling of chockablock. alt-of, alternative
Example
More examples"By one o'clock the place was choc-a-bloc. […] The restaurant was packed, and the promenade between the two main courts and the subsidiary courts was thronged with healthy-looking youngish people, drawn to the Mecca of tennis from all parts of the country."
Etymology
An alteration of chockablock, perhaps influenced by bric-à-brac.
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