[WoW] Word of the Week Returns

fine-fellow-bawcock

Young Ernest Hemingway

Bawcock

Colloquially, bawcock means “a fine fellow.” Its origin is from the French beau coq, meaning “handsome rooster.” Its first recorded usage was during 16-Century English. Used in a sentence, American journalist & novelist Ernest Hemingway was a bawcock back in his day.

 

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