Definition Of cocky
adjective
conceited or arrogant, especially in a bold or impudent way.
He was confident but not cocky and very likable, in a puppy dog sort of way.
Example Of cocky
a cocky playboy with a desperado mustache
A lot of it is just effrontery, sheer brazen nerve, and a sort of monstrous cockiness .
A lot of people are very cocky and brash in this industry and there were quite a few walking around before the exam as if they'd already passed.
A mainstay of the Celtic team, he expects his absence to weaken their midfield but is not getting too cocky .
About the time he turned 40, the once cockily independent writer had begun collaborating again.
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