cockies
- plural of cocky.
Example Sentences
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“Bricks seemed to work for a while, but cockies got too clever,” one survey respondent reported.
From New York Times • Sep. 12, 2022
“If we’re not doing it, the cockies will blast them,” Mr. White said, using a slang term for small-scale farmers.
From New York Times • May 22, 2021
Dahlstrom is most comfortable away from the office, out in the ute, visiting cockies, tradesmen and factory managers.
From Time Magazine Archive
He was not going to squat henlike on his place as the cockies around him did.
From My Brilliant Career by Franklin, Miles
"I'll get down among the cockies along the Lachlan, or some of these rivers," said Mitchell, throwing down his swag beneath a big tree.
From While the Billy Boils by Lawson, Henry
