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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"
The meaning of COCKY is boldly or brashly self-confident. How to use cocky in a sentence.
COCKY definition: 1. very confident, usually in a way that is slightly annoying: 2. very confident, usually in a way…. Learn more.
COCKY meaning: 1. very confident, usually in a way that is slightly annoying: 2. very confident, usually in a way…. Learn more.
Cocky means "overly self-confident," like a cocky announcement at the beginning of the season that your soccer team will win the championship without even trying. Cocky originally meant "lecherous," or lustful, but evolved to mean "arrogantly pert" in the 1700s.
Definition of cocky adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
Someone who is cocky is so confident and sure of their abilities that they annoy other people.
Jauntily conceited or overbearing; self-confident in an aggressive or swaggering way. Abbreviation of cockatoo; used when pretending to talk to such a bird, as in "hello cocky". (Australia, New Zealand, colloquial) A cockatoo farmer. (New Zealand, informal) A sheep farmer.
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.
COCKY meaning: confident in an annoying way. Learn more.
