according to cocker
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 2.81 in modern English
31
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
6
Syllables
11
Unique Chars
Meaning
prep_phrase
Properly, correctly and reliably; in accordance with proper procedure and established rules.
British usage; Colloquial; Dated
Example Sentences
- "“Well, so you ought to be, according to Cocker, spending all your time in sick rooms.” “According to who?” “According to Cocker.” “Who is Cocker?” “Oh, I don't know; some old fellow who wrote the rules of arithmetic, I believe; it's only a bit of slang.[…]”"
- "A man rode at an Arab who fired and missed him, and then seized his spear, with the apparent intention of meeting him as an infantry soldier should, according to Cocker."
- "It seems that a certain constable whose beat included Dorchester Square was going his round rather late one evening when he noticed a hansom cab drawn up about the middle of the south side of the square. There was no sign of the driver, and no one minding the horse; and as this was not quite according to Cocker, it naturally attracted his attention."
Etymology
Usage
- British usage
- Colloquial
- Dated