Cocky definition

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Overly self-assertive or self-confident.
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(informal) Jauntily conceited or overbearing; self-confident in an aggressive or swaggering way.
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The definition of cocky is someone who is overly self-confident.

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

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(New Zealand, informal) A sheep farmer.
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Abbreviation of cockatoo; used when pretending to talk to such a bird, as in "hello cocky".
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(Australia, New Zealand, colloquial) A cockatoo farmer.
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Other Word Forms

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

Cocky Sentence Examples

  • Don't get too cocky, Darian.

  • Don't act like you're overly confident or cocky, but aim to please on all counts.

  • It's fun, he said with a cocky grin.

  • Let's say you are on a first date with a person who is showing signs that he/she is not attracted to you, such as putting up barriers, no hint of mirroring, assuming the posture of a cocky individual trying to impress other people.

  • Being a cocky little devil, he challenged my bossy little collie bitch, who immediately put him in his place.

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