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单词 cockying
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
cock•y1 /ˈkɑki/USA pronunciation   adj., -i•er, -i•est. 
  1. arrogant; conceited;
    cocksure:a brash, cocky manner.
cock•i•ly /ˈkɑkəli/USA pronunciation  adv. 
cock•i•ness, n. [uncountable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
cock•y1  (kokē),USA pronunciation adj., cock•i•er, cock•i•est. 
  1. arrogant;
    pertly self-assertive;
    conceited:He walked in with a cocky air.
  • cock1 + -y1 1540–50
cocki•ly, adv. 
cocki•ness, n. 

cock•y2  (kokē),USA pronunciation n., pl. cock•ies. 
  1. British Terms[Australian.]
    • cockatoo (def. 1).
    • cockatoo (def. 2a).
  2. cockatiel.
  • cock(atoo), cock(atiel) + -y2 1885–90

cock•y3  (kokē),USA pronunciation v.i., cock•ied, cock•y•ing. [Newfoundland.]
  1. Canada, British Termscopy (def. 16).
  • apparently a playful alteration, by association with cocky1

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
cocky /ˈkɒkɪ/ adj (cockier, cockiest)
  1. excessively proud of oneself

ˈcockily adv
cocky /ˈkɒkɪ/ n ( pl cockies) Austral informal
  1. short for cockatoo
  2. a farmer whose farm is regarded as small or of little account
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