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cocky

[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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an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
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cock·y

2[kok-ee]
noun, plural cock·ies.
1.
Australian.
a.
cockatoo (def. 1).
b.
cockatoo (def. 2a).

Origin:
1885–90; cock(atoo), cock(atiel) + -y2

cock·y

3[kok-ee]
verb (used without object), cock·ied, cock·y·ing. Newfoundland.
copy (def. 19).

Origin:
apparently a playful alteration, by association with cocky1
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cocky1 (ˈkɒkɪ)
 
adj , cockier, cockiest
excessively proud of oneself
 
'cockily1
 
adv

cocky2 (ˈkɒkɪ)
 
n , pl cockies
1.  short for cockatoo
2.  a farmer whose farm is regarded as small or of little account

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