COCKY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary
Meaning of cocky in English
Let's not get too cocky—things could still go wrong .
confident He was confident that his approach would work best. assured She gave an assured performance to a packed concert hall. self-assured The interview showed her as a very self-assured woman. self-confident He was self-confident and sure he'd get the job. assertive You'll have to be more assertive if you want to be promoted. bold He was a bold and defiant little boy.
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(Definition of cocky from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
Examples of cocky
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Sometimes a cocky -confident guy thinks he can do it all by himself.
Ideally this person will be the "bad cop," the naysayer who questions the car -- and the price -- so the dealership doesn't get cocky .
He's confident verging on cocky , and truly close with a mere handful of advisers.
He tossed the point guard off the team for a year after the cocky sophomore picked a fight with the senior starting point guard.
My son suffers with anger and low self-esteem but is outrageously cocky toward me.
I think she found me cocky and pretentious.
He was very cocky and arrogant about wine, but he was also very generous.
Some would even argue the cornerback's approach to football borders on cocky , if not downright arrogant.
I was being too cocky and too confident.
They know they're seen as cocky , as conceited; they know, in short, that they're obnoxious.
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
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狂妄自負的, 趾高氣揚的, 驕傲的…
in Chinese (Simplified)
狂妄自负的, 趾高气扬的, 骄傲的…
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creído, chulo…
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convencido, petulante…
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kasıntı, kendini beğenmiş, kendini dev aynasında gören…
нахальный, много о себе мнящий…
butny, zarozumiały, pewny siebie…
baldanzoso, insolente, presuntuoso…
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