Meaning

1 senses

  1. (Australia, New Zealand, historical, informal)To operate a small-scale farm.

Examples

20 sentences

  1. Let's not get cocky.

    ruДавайте не будем зазнаваться. — odexed

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  2. Don't get too cocky.

    ruНе слишком зазнавайся. — Inego

    deWerd nicht zu übermütig. — wolfgangth

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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

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

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

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Forms

cockies, cockying, cockied, cockied
Base formcocky · to cocky
3rd person singularcockies
Present participlecockying
Past simplecockied
Past participlecockied

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theycocky
he, she, itcockies

Past simpleLesson

all personscockied

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave cockied
he, she, ithas cockied

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill cocky

Synonyms

1 synonyms
cockatoo

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
cocksuckercocktailB2cocococoaB2coconutB2
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