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cockiness::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | bumptiousness, forwardness, pushiness |
| Type of | assertiveness, self-assertiveness |
| Derivation | cocky |
Examples of cockiness
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Freeman's words come matter-of-factly with no tinge of braggadocio or cockiness.
From the omaha.com
He moves from cockiness to uncomfortable need with funny and melancholy appeal.
From the denverpost.com
They are full of life, full of promise, full of hormones and teenage cockiness.
From the halesowennews.co.uk
Melbourne's cockiness about affordable eating has never endured such a threat.
From the theaustralian.com.au
Not a false bravado or a cockiness, but a true inner comfort with being who he is.
From the orlandosentinel.com
His cockiness and humour have been replaced with Lara's uncertainty and dread.
From the nzherald.co.nz
His instinctive cockiness also got him into trouble with developing countries.
From the economist.com
Do people around the league resent him for his cockiness or just laugh at him?
From the post-gazette.com
I had to laugh at recent stories downplaying Mallett's cockiness at Michigan.
From the sportsillustrated.cnn.com
- Bumptiousness: offensive boldness and assertiveness
- (cocky) overly self-confident or self-assertive; "a very cocky young man"
- (Cocky (album)) 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. ...
- (Cocky (mascot)) Cocky is the costumed mascot of the University of South Carolina athletics teams. He represents a cartoon version of a gamecock (a fighting rooster).
- The quality of being cocky
- (cockier) comparative form of cocky: more cocky
- (cocky) 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
- (cockier) (adj.): To be cocky is to be conceited, overbearing, and aggressive.
- (Cocky) Either short for cockatoo (white and yellow native parrot) or an old term for a farmer with a fairly small farm.
