What does paycock mean?
Paycock means (nonstandard, uncommon) Pronunciation spelling of peacock..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(nonstandard, uncommon) Pronunciation spelling of peacock..
The great Irish joiant, Fann Mac Cuil, lived to be a middle-aged man, without ever meeting his match, and so he was as proud as a paycock.
... find some impeccable prose in this newsgroup if you hold the noise >down and pay attention instead of strutting around like a bloomin' paycock.
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Paycock means (nonstandard, uncommon) Pronunciation spelling of peacock..
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The great Irish joiant, Fann Mac Cuil, lived to be a middle-aged man, without ever meeting his match, and so he was as proud as a paycock.
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