Cocky Definition

kŏkē
cockier, cockiest
adjective
cockier, cockiest
Jauntily conceited or overbearing; self-confident in an aggressive or swaggering way.
Webster's New World
noun

Abbreviation of cockatoo; used when pretending to talk to such a bird, as in "hello cocky".

Wiktionary
(Australia, New Zealand, colloquial) A cockatoo farmer.
Wiktionary
(New Zealand, informal) A sheep farmer.
Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Cocky

Noun

Singular:
cocky
Plural:
cockies

Adjective

Base Form:
cocky
Comparative:
cockier
Superlative:
cockiest

Origin of Cocky

  • From cockatoo (“type of bird”) +‎ -y (“diminutive suffix”).

    From Wiktionary

  • From cocksure +‎ -y (“having quality of”).

    From Wiktionary

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