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Adjective
/ˈkäkē/,
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cockier, comparative; cockiest, superlative;
  1. Conceited or arrogant, esp. in a bold or impudent way

  1. overly self-confident or self-assertive; "a very cocky young man"
  2. (cockiness) bumptiousness: offensive boldness and assertiveness
  3. Cocky was Kid Rock's third album released with Atlantic Records, released in 2001. The album marked his transformation from rap metal to full fledged southern rock and country singer on later releases. ...
  4. Cocky is the costumed mascot of the University of South Carolina athletics teams. He represents a cartoon version of a gamecock (a fighting rooster).
  5. Abbreviation of cockatoo, especially when talking to such a bird, as in "hello cocky"; A farmer, particularly a small-time farmer; A sheep farmer, specifically (due to prevalence of sheep in New Zealand); a cow farmer being called a cow cocky; Overly self-confident and boastful
  6. (cockiness) The quality of being cocky
  7. (Cockily (Tom Swifty)) "Roosters should be banned," clucked Tom cockily.
  8. 1. cockroach. 2. cockatoo. 3. a small farmer: e.g., cow-cocky, wheat-cocky. 4. the farming interest generally (e.g., cocky vote). The name is an abbreviation of "cockatoo" which was used about 1850 to denote a small farmer who "Just picked up a living, like a cockatoo does maize."
  9. Cocky, celebrating his USC 30th homecoming in 2010, is the four-time "national champion" and five-time "All-American" mascot of the Gamecocks. The "son" of Carolina's original mascot Big Spur, Cocky appears at every USC home football contest.^[20]
  10. Farmer, comes in "Cow" and "Sheep" variants.
  11. Either short for cockatoo (white and yellow native parrot) or an old term for a farmer with a fairly small farm.
  12. farmer, most commonly cow-cocky
  13. action of someone being stupid