cocky
99
4.2
- adjective
- /ˈkɑːki/
- Informal
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creído
- He walked into the room with a cocky grin, clearly believing he would win the competition.
- young and cocky
Darcy, he's he's like a cocky young, young athlete.
- Darcy, he's he's like a cocky young, young athlete.
- It's OK because cocky is only cocky if you're not able to back it up.
- Now they're not quite so confident and cocky about things.
- Now, I'm not saying to be cocky and arrogant, but be confident.
- He wasn't compelled or impressed by the money or the cocky attitude or the big ego.
- They don't want him to to sort of feel arrogant or cocky.
- Getting too cocky and thinking you're a genius when your trades go well.
Examples
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When you get cocky, you get careless.
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We would expect a job applicant to be excited, enthusiastic, and maybe a little cocky about themselves.
Academic text (1993) -
Someone said you seem cocky and too good for everything.
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You kind of got stuck up and cocky since you got more popular.
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I'm not cocky, I just love myself.
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You were cocky, you were arrogant and you had a lot to learn.
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At the start of the day, they all seem cocky and laid-back.
Academic text (2011) -
There's always someone like you, smart, but cocky.
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Artie stood there with a certain keen and cocky expression on his face.
Fiction book (1999) -
The way he was so happy trying on those new lederhosen, all prancy and cocky like a little boy.
Fiction book (1993)
Synonyms
260
4.5
Behaving as if you are more important or better than other people
85
5.2
A person who feels too pleased with themselves in a way that annoys others
31
6.6
Very confident in a rude, loud way that annoys other people
24
5.4
Thinking you are much better than other people
24
6.6
Seeing yourself as much more important than other people
22
7.5
A person who thinks they are better than other people
19
5.3
To believe you can do more than you really can
16
7.4
Acting as if you are better than other people
8
6.1
Feeling or acting as if you are better than other people
7
3.7
Being too proud of achievements or skills in a way that annoys others
3
8.2
Being too confident in a proud, annoying way
3
9.1
Acting more important than you really are
2
9.8
Too much pride and confidence that makes people dislike you
2
7.0
To act very confident and proud to get attention
1
8.4
Being too proud and too sure of yourself so you ignore advice and make bad decisions
1
7.2
Thinking you are more important than other people
1
9.9
Too confident and rude in a way that annoys other people
Thinking you are better than other people
Thinking you are better than other people
Acting more confident and important than you really are
Antonyms
How Confident
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word cocky comes from cock meaning 'rooster', because roosters often strut and seem to show off. So, to be cocky is to act like a proud rooster and show too much confidence.