cock a deaf 'un

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English[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˌkɒk ə ˈdɛf ən/

Verb[edit]

cock a deaf 'un (third-person singular simple present cocks a deaf 'un, present participle cocking a deaf 'un, simple past and past participle cocked a deaf 'un)

  1. (UK, intransitive, slang) To turn a deaf ear; to refuse to listen, or pretend not to have heard.

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