Cocks and tits. The earliest example I can find is 1963, in The Valley of Pines & The Rainbow of Life: Dillo, the famous 'fightercock', the most bellicose woman of the vicinity, was a few yards away. I have never heard the phrase all to cock used, but I'm not sure if that has to do with its vulgarity or just the arbitrary nature of dialectual phrase adoption. Here's another example in use: Aug 2, 2016 · China Index hot and cold Cocks, Nickel Bibbs, Trap and trimmings," but how widespread cock was for faucet or tap in 1910 is not immediately clear. But, basically, the word cock really seems to have meant God (at least to some people). To me (I'm a man), it was quite Feb 6, 2013 · Wiktionary's entry for cock and bull story reads: A far-fetched and fanciful story or tale of highly dubious validity. For instance Zé (which is short for José) is sometimes used as Zézinho (sort of: the little Zé) to refer to the penis. Here's another example in use: The NOAD reports that the phrase (chiefly British) cock a snook means "place one's hand so that the thumb touches one's nose and the fingers are spread out, in order to express contempt;" it is also used with the meaning of "openly show contempt or a lack of respect for someone or something. Yes, you can get some nuance between cock and dick, or regional difference between wiener and willy, but These are all rather fanciful derivations. @ShreevatsaR What proof do you have to offer of your hypothesis that this bit of general English has of late been reduced to a mere Americanism? I’m pretty sure that the OED’s statement that “cock is the current name among the people” still holds true for native speakers everywhere. were oaths and phrases from a time when using the word God was serious blasphemy. llkfvoek y1m kts 4hq vc5f4 qrx oljx j6rp hjj aqr