Roosterness

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The quality of being a rooster, or having characteristics typical of a rooster; cockiness. uncountable

    ""That was another reason for my roosterness. A novel written and accepted by a publishing house, and I was nineteen years old. Nineteen!" he said, laughing again and shaking his massive head […]"

Example

More examples

""That was another reason for my roosterness. A novel written and accepted by a publishing house, and I was nineteen years old. Nineteen!" he said, laughing again and shaking his massive head […]"

Etymology

From rooster + -ness.

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