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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"
Add to word list. very confident, usually in a way that is slightly annoying: Let's not get too cocky—things could still go wrong. When I got my first job I was just a cocky teenager. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. certain of your abilities or value.
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."
Definition of cocky adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
3 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. More Synonyms of cocky.
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.
