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adjective
- 1. conceited or confident in a bold or cheeky way: "we were young, brash, cocky—we knew everything"
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COCKY definition: 1. very confident, usually in a way that is slightly annoying: 2. very confident, usually in a way…. Learn more.
The meaning of COCKY is boldly or brashly self-confident. How to use cocky in a sentence.
COCKY meaning: 1. very confident, usually in a way that is slightly annoying: 2. very confident, usually in a way…. Learn more.
Someone who is cocky is so confident and sure of their abilities that they annoy other people. [informal, disapproval] He was a little bit cocky when he was about 11 because he was winning everything. Synonyms: overconfident, arrogant, brash, swaggering More Synonyms of cocky. cockiness uncountable noun.
cocky. 1. adjective overconfident, arrogant, brash, swaggering, conceited, egotistical, cocksure, swollen-headed, vain, full of yourself He was a little cocky because he was winning all the time. modest, hesitant, self-effacing, lacking confidence, unsure of yourself, uncertain of yourself.
Cocky means "overly self-confident," like a cocky announcement at the beginning of the season that your soccer team will win the championship without even trying. Cocky originally meant "lecherous," or lustful, but evolved to mean "arrogantly pert" in the 1700s.
COCKY definition: confident in an annoying way. Learn more.
