The meaning of COCKY is boldly or brashly self-confident. How to use cocky in a sentence.

COCKY definition: 1. very confident, usually in a way that is slightly annoying: 2. very confident, usually in a way…. Learn more.

Definition of cocky adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

cocky, adj. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary

adjective overconfident, arrogant, brash, swaggering, conceited, egotistical, cocksure, swollen-headed, vain, full of yourself He was a little cocky because he was winning all the time.

Someone who is cocky is so confident and sure of their abilities that they annoy other people.

Dec 13, 2025 · cocky (plural cockies) (chiefly British, Ireland, Newfoundland, colloquial, dated) Used as a term of endearment, originally for a person of either sex, but later primarily for a …

Cocky originally meant "lecherous," or lustful, but evolved to mean "arrogantly pert" in the 1700s. Cocky people don't usually stop at bragging about themselves — they'll cut you in line at the …

COCKY definition: arrogant; pertly self-assertive; conceited; See examples of cocky used in a sentence.

COCKY meaning: having or showing confidence in a way that is annoying to other people