cocky
Meaning of cocky
adjective
- conceited or confident in a bold or cheeky way.
we were young, brash, cocky—we knew everything
a cocky playboy with a desperado mustache
mid 16th century (in the sense ‘lecherous’): from cock1 + -y1.
noun
another term for cockatoo.
noun- a farmer, originally one with a small holding.
all the cockies in this district wear baseball caps sponsored by chemical companies
late 19th century: from the Australian sense of cockatoo ‘a small-scale farmer’.
Information about cocky
- The plural form of cocky is: cockies.
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Hyphenation of cocky
cocky
- It consists of 1 syllables and 5 chars.
- cocky is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
cocky synonyms
Meaning having or revealing an exaggerated sense of one's own importance or abilities:
Meaning excessively proud of oneself; vain:
Meaning excessively confident:
Meaning showing excessive confidence or pride:
Meaning confident in an excessive or arrogant way:
Meaning having or showing an excessive pride in oneself or one's achievements:
Meaning arrogantly superior and disdainful:
Meaning behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others:
Meaning showing contempt or lack of respect:
Meaning of imposing height:
Meaning apparently kind or helpful but betraying a feeling of superiority; condescending:
Meaning conscious of one's own dignity:
Meaning having or showing an excessively high opinion of one's appearance, abilities, or worth:
Meaning excessively proud of oneself or one's achievements; overly vain:
Meaning excessively conceited or absorbed in oneself; self-centred:
Meaning (of a person or their behaviour) failing to observe the limits of what is permitted or appropriate:
Meaning of, characteristic of, or suitable for a lord:
Meaning affectedly grand, solemn, or self-important:
Meaning (of a storm, wind, or rain) blowing or beating fiercely and noisily:
Meaning showing excessive pride and self-satisfaction in one's achievements, possessions, or abilities:
Meaning self-assertive in a rude, noisy, or overbearing way:
Meaning characterized by conceited assertiveness and dogmatism:
Meaning (of a person or their manner) so confident as to be impudent or presumptuous:
Meaning (of a person) bold or overfamiliar in manner:
Meaning showing a rude and arrogant lack of respect:
Meaning arrogantly self-assertive:
Meaning excessively proud or self-confident:
cocky antonyms
Meaning unassuming in the estimation of one's abilities or achievements:
Meaning modest or shy because of a lack of self-confidence:
Translation of cocky
- Italian: impertinente, arrogante, tronfio, spavaldo
Words that rhyme with cocky
peacocky, weathercocky, daddocky, hocky, Locky, blocky, bullocky, flocky, hillocky, locky, mullocky, schlocky, shlocky, cammocky, hummocky, mimmocky, shammocky, slammocky, slummocky, pocky, Brocky, Rocky, crocky, rocky, unrocky, hassocky, socky, tussocky, stocky, Jabberwocky, jabberwocky
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