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boss cocky

noun

Australian Slang.
  1. (formerly) a farmer employing laborers.
  2. a boss, especially an officious one.


boss cocky

noun

  1. informal.
    a boss or person in power
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of boss cocky1

1895–1900; cocky 2 in derivative sense “small farmer”

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