talk cock

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To talk nonsense. Malaysia,Singapore,informal
    — It was at this Parliament sitting, during an intense 40-minute exchange between Ling How Doong and Lee Hsien Loong, that Ling uttered the phrase "Don't talk cock," which became famous for all the wrong reasons in the annals of Singaporean parliamentary history.
  2. To engage in idle chatter. Singapore,informal

词形变化

talks cock present,singular,third-person talking cock participle,present talked cock participle,past talked cock past

词源

Either a calque of Hokkien 講𡳞鳥話 /讲𡳞鸟话 (kóng lān-chiáu-ōe), from 講話／讲话 (kóng-ōe, “talk”) + 𡳞鳥／𡳞鸟 (lān-chiáu, “cock (penis)”), or influenced by the English phrase cock-and-bull story.
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