Meaning

2 senses

  1. (Ireland, Newfoundland, UK, colloquial, dated)Used as a term of endearment, originally for a person of either sex, but later primarily for a man.

  2. (Australia, New Zealand, informal)A familiar name for a cockatoo.

Examples

20 sentences

  1. Let's not get cocky.

    ruДавайте не будем зазнаваться.

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  2. Don't get too cocky.

    ruНе слишком зазнавайся.

    deWerd nicht zu übermütig.

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  3. Tom is cocky.

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  4. Alberto was feeling brave and cocky.

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  5. Don't you get cocky on me, now.

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Origin

From cock (“male domestic chicken”) + -y (diminutive suffix). The noun is derived from co

From cock (“male domestic chicken”) + -y (diminutive suffix).

The noun is derived from cock(atoo) + -y (diminutive suffix). The verb is derived from the noun.

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Forms

plural: cockies

Word family

4 related words
Derivedspud cockycocky applecocky's joycow cocky

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
cocksuckercocktailB2cocococoaB2coconutB2
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