cocky 1
— cockily , adv. — cockiness , n.
/kok"ee/ , adj., cockier, cockiest .
arrogant; pertly self-assertive; conceited: He walked in with a cocky air.
[ 1540-50; COCK 1 + -Y 1 ]
cocky 2
/kok"ee/ , n. , pl. cockies .
1. Australian.
a. cockatoo (def. 1).
b. cockatoo (def. 2a).
2. cockatiel.
[ 1885-90; COCK(ATOO), COCK(ATIEL) + -Y 2 ]
cocky 3
/kok"ee/ , v.i. , cockied, cockying . Newfoundland.
copy (def. 16).
[ appar. a playful alter., by assoc. with COCKY 1 ]