/ ˈleəri; NAmE ˈleri/ adjective
( BrE , informal ) behaving in a way that seems too loud and confident
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 19th cent. (originally Cockney slang): alteration of leery .
/ ˈleəri; NAmE ˈleri/ adjective
( BrE , informal ) behaving in a way that seems too loud and confident
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 19th cent. (originally Cockney slang): alteration of leery .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005