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General Slang
got a cob on
· phrase · brummie
In a strop — sulking, narked, mood right off.
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To be in a bad mood, sulking or visibly miffed. Midlands phrase, especially Brummie. 'Cob' here doesn't mean the bread roll — it's an older dialect word for a lump or swelling, so you're carrying around a lump of grump.
“What's up with him? He's had a cob on all morning.”
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got a cob on In A Sentence
What's up with him? He's had a cob on all morning.
Origin & Usage
Midlands dialect, recorded in glossaries since the 19th century; 'cob' as a lump or burden being carried.
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What does got a cob on mean?
To have got a cob on means to be in a strop — sulking, narked, with your mood right off.
How do you use got a cob on in a sentence?
"He's got a right cob on since he lost the match."
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