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cocky

UK/ˈkɒki/ US/ˈkɔkɪj/ fairly common informal uk

adjective

1.

overly self-confident or self-assertive

  • “a very cocky young man”
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Origin

From cock (“male domestic chicken”) + -y (suffix forming adjectives with the sense of ‘having the quality of’).

Phrases

  • boss cocky
  • cocky apple
  • cocky chaff
  • cocky country
  • cocky farmer
  • cocky gate
  • cocky's joy
  • cow cocky

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