"cock a deaf 'un" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ˌkɒk ə ˈdɛf ən/ Forms: cocks a deaf 'un [present, singular, third-person], cocking a deaf 'un [participle, present], cocked a deaf 'un [participle, past], cocked a deaf 'un [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} 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. Tags: UK, intransitive, slang Related terms: cloth-eared
    Sense id: en-cock_a_deaf_'un-en-verb-rn2PkxaY Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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