COQUETRY


Meaning of COQUETRY in English

/ ˈkɒkɪtri; NAmE ˈkoʊk-/ noun

[ U ] ( literary ) behaviour that is typical of a coquette

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 17th cent.: from French coquetterie , from coqueter to flirt, from coquet wanton, diminutive of coq cock.

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