cockie
cockie is the alternative spelling of cocky.
Meaning of cocky
Adjective
cocky (comparative cockier, superlative cockiest)
- Overly confident; arrogant and boastful.
- And now I think I may be cocky, / Since fortune has ſmurtl'd on me, / I'm Jenny, an' ye ſhall be Jockie, / 'Tis right we together ſud be; [...]1794, Alexander Ross; [Joseph Ritson, compiler], “Song XXVII. What Ails the Lasses at Me. […] [Billet by Jeany Gradden.]”, in Scotish Songs. In Two Volumes, volume I, London: Printed for J[oseph]...
- Synonyms:
- airy, arrogant, chesty, authoritarian, biggity, big-headed, blustery, turgescent, boastful, lordly
Forms of cockie
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | cockier |
| superlative | cockiest |
| Noun | |
| plural | cockies |
Origin of cockie
From cock + -ie.
From cock(atoo) + -ie.
Questions about cockie
- What is cockie the alternative spelling of?
- Cockie is the alternative spelling of cocky.
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