cocky

1
[ kok-ee ]
/ ˈkɒk i /
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adjective, cock·i·er, cock·i·est.

arrogant; pertly self-assertive; conceited: He walked in with a cocky air.

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full seriousness, as of intention or purpose.
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Origin of cocky

1
First recorded in 1540–50; cock1 + -y1

OTHER WORDS FROM cocky

cock·i·ly, adverbcock·i·ness, noun

Words nearby cocky

cocktail sauce, cocktail stick, cocktail table, cockteaser, cockup, cocky, cocky's joy, cockyleeky, coco, coco de mer, coco-de-mer

Definition for cocky (2 of 3)

cocky2
[ kok-ee ]
/ ˈkɒk i /

noun, plural cock·ies.

Australian.
  1. cockatoo(def 1).
  2. cockatoo(def 2a).
cockatiel.

Origin of cocky

2
First recorded in 1885–90; cock(atoo), cock(atiel) + -y2

Definition for cocky (3 of 3)

cocky3
[ kok-ee ]
/ ˈkɒk i /

verb (used without object), cock·ied, cock·y·ing. Newfoundland.

copy(def 19).

Origin of cocky

3
apparently a playful alteration, by association with cocky1
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Words related to cocky

brash, self-confident, presumptuous, confident, overconfident, arrogant, bumptious, certain, cocksure, conceited, know-it-all, lordly, nervy, overweening, positive, sure, vain, egotistical, smarty, hotshot

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British Dictionary definitions for cocky (1 of 2)

cocky1
/ (ˈkɒkɪ) /

adjective cockier or cockiest

excessively proud of oneself

Derived forms of cocky

cockily, adverb

British Dictionary definitions for cocky (2 of 2)

cocky2
/ (ˈkɒkɪ) /

noun plural cockies Australian informal

short for cockatoo (def. 2)
a farmer whose farm is regarded as small or of little account
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