COQUET

I. noun Etymology: French, diminutive of coq cock Date: 1691 a man who indulges in ~ry, ~te , II. adjective Date: 1697 characteristic of a ~te ; ~tish, III. intransitive verb or ~te (~ted; ~ting) Date: 1701 to play the ~te ; flirt , to deal with something playfully rather than seriously, see: trifle