cocky

The definition of cocky is someone who is overly self-confident.

(adjective)

Someone who is very arrogant and assumes they know all the answers is an example of cocky.

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See cocky in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective cockier, cockiest

Informal jauntily conceited or overbearing; self-confident in an aggressive or swaggering way

Origin: < cock + -y

See cocky in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective cock·i·er, cock·i·est
Overly self-assertive or self-confident.

Related Forms:

  • cockˈi·ly adverb
  • cockˈi·ness noun

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