Coffee is the second largest traded commodity in the world, next to crude oil. It’s also one of the oldest commodities, with over 2.25 billion cups of coffee consumed worldwide daily.
COCKY
cocky
(adjective) overly self-confident or self-assertive; “a very cocky young man”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Adjective
cocky (comparative cockier, superlative cockiest)
Overly confident; arrogant and boastful.
Synonym: Thesaurus:arrogant
Etymology 2
Noun
cocky (plural cockies)
(chiefly, Britain, Ireland, colloquial, dated) Used as a term of endearment, originally for a person of either sex, but later primarily for a man.
Etymology 3
Noun
cocky (plural cockies) (chiefly, Australia, New Zealand, informal)
A (familiar name for a) cockatoo.
(also, attributively) Short for cockatoo farmer; (by extension) any farmer or owner of rural land.
Synonyms: cockatoo, crofter
Usage notes
In New Zealand, cocky (sense 2) is often synonymous with sheep cocky (“a sheep farmer”), due to the relative importance of the industry.
Verb
cocky (third-person singular simple present cockies, present participle cockying, simple past and past participle cockied)
(intransitive, chiefly, Australia, informal, historical) To operate a small-scale farm.
Synonym: cockatoo
Source: Wiktionary
Cock"y, a. Etym: [See Cocket.]
Definition: Pert. [Slang]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Recent Word Finds
Word of the Day
23 January 2025
LEFT
(adjective) being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north; “my left hand”; “left center field”; “the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream”
Coffee Trivia
