choc-a-bloc en · ADJ
Etymology
An alteration of chockablock, perhaps influenced by bric-à-brac.
Meanings
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(alt-of, alternative) Alternative spelling of chockablock.
alt of chockablock
By one o'clock the place was choc-a-bloc. […] The restaurant was packed, and the promenade between the two main courts and the subsidiary courts was thronged with healthy-looking youngish people, drawn to the Mecca of tennis from all parts of the country.
1935, George Goodchild, chapter 5, in Death on the Centre Court:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more choc-a-bloc | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most choc-a-bloc | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |