cocky
1Origin of cocky
1Other words from cocky
- cock·i·ly, adverb
- cock·i·ness, noun
Other definitions for cocky (2 of 3)
Origin of cocky
2Other definitions for cocky (3 of 3)
Origin of cocky
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How to use cocky in a sentence
I had my year-old son in the back, flipped on a talk radio station and there was this cocky voice throwing insults at liberals and echoing so much of what I believed.
Rush Limbaugh Leaves Behind a Conservative Movement No Longer Interested in Truth. That Alarms Me as a Conservative | Joe Walsh | February 17, 2021 | TimeI’m definitely attracted to someone who is confident but not cocky, someone who has sensitivity but is not overly sensitive, someone who’s just confident in themselves, that’s a big attraction to me.
Former Avalon singer on coming out, getting ousted and where he is today | Joey DiGuglielmo | October 20, 2020 | Washington BladeAfter my first night of delicious, wonderful 97-score sleep, I’m feeling a little cocky.
"Eldorado," he said once, cockily, as if he remembered something from the Spanish part of his background.
The Planet Strappers | Raymond Zinke Gallun"Well, I'll have you to understand, sergeant—" bristled Hetherington, cockily.
A Little Book of Christmas | John Kendrick Bangs
“Very well, I will walk up and down the trenches, singing—” He said it a bit cockily.
The Best Short Stories of 1915 | Various"If that fellow had known how I can throw a baseball he'd have been careful," I thought, a little cockily.
The Young Forester | Zane GreyThe strut properly speaking began at the tip of his hat–his soft, black hat that sat so cockily upon his head.
In the Heart of a Fool | William Allen White
British Dictionary definitions for cocky (1 of 2)
/ (ˈkɒkɪ) /
excessively proud of oneself
Derived forms of cocky
- cockily, adverb
British Dictionary definitions for cocky (2 of 2)
/ (ˈkɒkɪ) /
short for cockatoo (def. 2)
a farmer whose farm is regarded as small or of little account
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