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



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