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cockiness

[kok-ee] Origin

cock·y

1[kok-ee]
adjective, cock·i·er, cock·i·est.
arrogant; pertly self-assertive; conceited: He walked in with a cocky air.

Origin:
1540–50; cock1 + -y1

cock·i·ly, adverb
cock·i·ness, noun
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Cockiness is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
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cockiness (ˈkɒkɪnɪs)
 
n
conceited self-assurance

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Word Origin & History

cocky
"arrogantly pert" (1768) originally meant "lecherous" (16c.); from cock (n.1). Related: Cockiness (1864).
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