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- DictionaryCock·y/ˈkäkē/
adjective
- 1. conceited or arrogant, especially in a bold or impudent way: "we were young, brash, cocky—we knew everything"
Cocky originally meant "lecherous," or lustful, but evolved to mean "arrogantly pert" in the 1700s. Cocky people don't usually stop at bragging about themselves — they'll cut you in line at the grocery store, because they think they are too important to wait. Synonyms for cocky are conceited, egotistical, and the phrase "full of himself/herself."
Cocky definition: arrogant; pertly self-assertive; conceited; He walked in with a cocky air.. See examples of COCKY used in a sentence.
Definition of cocky adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. cocky. adjective. /ˈkɒki/ /ˈkɑːki/ (comparative cockier, superlative cockiest) (informal) too confident about yourself in a way that annoys other people. For a young man on his first day at work he’s remarkably cocky. Extra Examples. Topics Personal qualities c2.
There are 3 main definitions of cocky in English: cocky1. cocky2. cocky3. cocky 1. Pronunciation: /ˈkɒki/ adjective (cockier, cockiest) conceited or confident in a bold or cheeky way: we were young, brash, cocky—we knew everything a cocky playboy with a desperado mustache. More example sentences Synonyms. Derivatives. cockily.
6 days ago · adjective. 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 definition: confident in an annoying way. Learn more.
See synonyms for: cocky cockier cockiest cockiness on Thesaurus.com adjective, cock·i·er, cock·i·est. arrogant ; pertly self-assertive; conceited ; He walked in with a cocky air.
