COCKY


Meaning of COCKY in English

/ ˈkɒki; NAmE ˈkɑːki/ adjective

( cock·ier , cocki·est ) ( informal ) too confident about yourself in a way that annoys other people

►  cocki·ness noun [ U ]

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 16th cent. (in the sense lecherous ): from cock + -y .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.