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BNC: 20403 COCA: 13940
cockier; cockiest
1
: boldly or brashly self-confident
a cocky young actor
he is invariably a smug and cocky stuffed shirt James Thurber
2
: jaunty
cockily adverb
cockiness noun

Example Sentences

Don't get too cocky about your chances of getting the job. a cocky young actor who thought that he was God's gift to the theater
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Word History

Etymology

see cock entry 1

First Known Use

1768, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of cocky was in 1768

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