peacock
Plural: peacocks
Noun
- European butterfly having reddish-brown wings each marked with a purple eyespot
- male peafowl; having a crested head and very large fanlike tail marked with iridescent eyes or spots
- A male peafowl, especially Pavo cristatus, notable for its brilliant iridescently ocellated tail.
- A peafowl (of the genus Pavo or Afropavo), either male or female.
- A pompous or vainglorious person [from the 14th c.].
- Any of various Asian species of papilionid butterflies of the genus Papilio.
Verb
Verb Forms: peacocked, peacocking, peacocks
- To strut about or display oneself vainly.
- To strut about proudly or haughtily.
- To engage in peacocking, ostentatious dress or behaviour to impress women.
Examples
- After a triple-word score, he began to PEACOCK around the room, much to his opponents’ annoyance.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English pecok, pekok, pocok, pacok, equivalent to pea (“peafowl; peacock”) + cock. Compare Old Norse páfugl (“peacock”, literally “pea-fowl”), and English peahen, peachick, etc.
Synonyms
Inachis io, peacock butterfly, peafowl, turkeycock
Scrabble Score: 17
peacock: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordpeacock: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
peacock: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary