Download the app
educalingo
Search
I like guys who are confident but not cocky, who are comfortable with themselves, and who know what they want.
Mischa Barton

Meaning of "cocky" in the English dictionary

Dictionary
DICTIONARY
section

PRONUNCIATION OF COCKY

cocky  [ˈkɒkɪ] play
facebooktwitterpinterestwhatsapp

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COCKY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Cocky is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES COCKY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of cocky in the English dictionary

The definition of cocky in the dictionary is excessively proud of oneself.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COCKY


blockie
ˈblɒkɪ
choccy
ˈtʃɒkɪ
chopsocky
ˌtʃɒpˈsɒkɪ
flocky
ˈflɒkɪ
gnocchi
ˈnɒkɪ
hockey
ˈhɒkɪ
jabberwocky
ˈdʒæbəˌwɒkɪ
jockey
ˈdʒɒkɪ
occy
ˈɒkɪ
oche
ˈɒkɪ
outjockey
ˌaʊtˈdʒɒkɪ
peacocky
ˈpiːkɒkɪ
pocky
ˈpɒkɪ
pondokkie
pɒnˈdɒkɪ
rocky
ˈrɒkɪ
schlocky
ˈʃlɒkɪ
shlocky
ˈʃlɒkɪ
stocky
ˈstɒkɪ
tocky
ˈtɒkɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COCKY

cocksure
cocksurely
cocksureness
cockswain
cocksy
cocktail
cocktail bar
cocktail cabinet
cocktail dress
cocktail lounge
cocktail onion
cocktail party
cocktail sausage
cocktail shaker
cocktail stick
cocktail waitress
cockthrowing
cockup
cocky´s joy
cockyleeky

WORDS THAT END LIKE COCKY

blocky
boss cocky
bullocky
cow cocky
ducky
hassocky
hillocky
hummocky
Jacky
Kentucky
lucky
micky
mullocky
picky
sticky
tricky
tussocky
unlucky
Vicky
wacky

Synonyms and antonyms of cocky in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «COCKY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «cocky» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of cocky

Translation of «cocky» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR
online translator

TRANSLATION OF COCKY

Find out the translation of cocky to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of cocky from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «cocky» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

自以为是的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

farruco
570 millions of speakers

English

cocky
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अहंकारी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مغرور
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

дерзким
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

convencido
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ধৃষ্ট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

trop sûr de soi
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sombong
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

großspurig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

うぬぼれた
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

잘난 체하는
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Cocky
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

người tự phụ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

துடுக்கான
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गर्विष्ठ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kendini beğenmiş
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

arrogante
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zarozumiały
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

зухвалим
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

încrezut
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αναιδής
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

verwaand
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kaxig
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

cocky
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of cocky

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COCKY»

The term «cocky» is quite widely used and occupies the 28.779 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
0
100%
FREQUENCY
Quite widely used
87
/100
The map shown above gives the frequency of use of the term «cocky» in the different countries.
Principal search tendencies and common uses of cocky
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «cocky».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COCKY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «cocky» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «cocky» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about cocky

EXAMPLES

10 QUOTES WITH «COCKY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word cocky.
1
Bill Ackman
I was a little bit of a cocky kid.
2
Jonas Armstrong
I'm always polite in auditions, but I wasn't like, 'Oh, please give me the job,' for 'Robin Hood' because I didn't think I'd get it. I got told about the audition just a few days before I went to India to film something else. I must have been a bit cocky with it.
3
Mischa Barton
I like guys who are confident but not cocky, who are comfortable with themselves, and who know what they want.
4
Kristen Bell
This is not to be cocky, but, I go over real well at Comic-Con. I've done quite a few Comic-Cons, and I enjoy the hell out of them. They are so much fun, and so bizarre. I've done the FX Show in Florida, Wizard-World in Chicago, Comic-Con in San Diego, Wonder-Con in San Francisco, the Comic-Con in New York, and I've done them numerous times.
5
Peter Berg
I've spent enough time with soldiers to know that once they get to know you and they loosen up and become themselves, they are some of the biggest hams and most charismatic, cocky, fun, humorous guys I've ever met.
6
Mary Kay Blakely
A mother is neither cocky, nor proud, because she knows the school principal may call at any minute to report that her child had just driven a motorcycle through the gymnasium.
7
David Chang
I was quite cocky, but having been hailed as this great young golfer, I couldn't even make the high school golf team once I got there. I had a big dose of humble pie then, and ever since, I've always known that there is always someone out there better than you, more talented. Always.
8
Sean Combs
I don't say it in a cocky way, but I take pride in being one of the best at doing what I do.
9
Simon Cowell
At 20, you're cocky and you think you can rule the world, and you get it all wrong.
10
Richard Dawson
It's wonderful to win, but don't get cocky about it!

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COCKY»

Discover the use of cocky in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to cocky and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Cocky: The Rise and Fall of Curtis Warren, Britain's Biggest ...
Tells the amazing story of the rise and fall of Curtis Warren, Britain's biggest drug baron and the richest and most successful British criminal ever to be caught. Illustrated with B & W photos. Over 15,000 copies sold in hardback.
Tony Barnes, Richard Elias, Peter Walsh, 2001
2
Brilliant, Crazy, Cocky: How the Top 1% of Entrepreneurs ...
To tell this story, Lacy spent forty weeks traveling through Asia, South America and Africa hunting down the most impressive up-and-comers the developed world has never heard of....yet.
Sarah Lacy, 2011
3
The Cocky, the Crow and the Hawk: A Dreaming Narrative
A traditional Dreamtime narrative, belonging to Matingali (Bridget) Napanangka Mudgedell from the Balgo Hills region of Western Australia. It tells the story of how the cockatoo, the crow and the hawk got their colours.
Matingali Napanangka Mudgedell, Bridget Matingali, Bridget Mudgedell, 2002
4
Cookin' with Cocky II: More Than Just a Cookbook
Recipes for appetizers, soups, main courses, and desserts, contributed by University of South Carolina football fans, coaches, former players, and other persons.
Charlie Hawkins, Alex Hawkins, 2006
5
Charlie the Cocky Rooster: Another Adventure
" Then there was pounding on the rickety barn door. Never heard anything like that before. With wolves banging on that rickety door. You will wonder what's in- store. Remember these are the little animal we adore.
Dovie Pilney, 2008
6
The Cocky Who Cried Dingo!
In this modernized, Australian version of The Boy Who Cried Wolf, a flock of beautiful Australian parrots live together in the gum trees.
Yvonne Morrison, 2011
7
Stunned Bunny and Cocky Chicken: Tales from the Shires
Tales from the Shires Harri Romney. Cocky Chicken won't catch me!” Stunned Bunny led the way, followed by the crowd. That. “Keep up with me... You will see.. . Stunned Bunny had since vanished too,
Harri Romney, 2014
8
Cocky Gets His Crow
Cocky has always loved to watch the Gamecocks play.
Leslie Carter, 2012
9
Dating To Relating - From A To Z
But here is the principal behind Cocky and Funny and the Love Girl, Tease Girl and Regular Girl techniques. And that principal is not to be "cocky and Funny" but rather to be "Interesting and Unique." You see the guy who has the balls to walk ...
L. Rx, 2007
10
Cocky
Being cocky can cost you your life. Being intelligent, semi-street smart, and Cocky may be all that's needed to survive. A humorous journey towards tears caused by the real world.
Charles H. Carter, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COCKY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term cocky is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Floyd Mayweather's camp has cocky retort to losing belt
Floyd Mayweather (right) with Leonard Ellerbe, CEO of Mayweather Promotions , before the fight against Manny Pacquiao. Photo: Getty Images ... «New York Post, Jul 15»
2
"Bachelorette" Drama King Shawn Calls Nick Out for Being Cocky
The drama rages on in Ireland where Kaitlyn has to eliminate two more guys this week before taking the final three to the fantasy suite (which, ... «Cosmopolitan.com, Jul 15»
3
Parents: Keep your kids off reality TV!
Not because I'm being cocky or anything, but because this is who I am and I'm proud of who I am. This is me, and I'm transgender, and that's ... «New York Post, Jul 15»
4
Rokka: Braves of the Six Flowers Episode 1 Review
I don't like his cocky attitude or his habit of proclaiming himself "the strongest man in the world" every five seconds. When the episode opened ... «IGN, Jul 15»
5
Han Solo 'Star Wars' Spinoff Set For May 2018 With 'Lego Movie …
Harrison Ford, of course, rose to intergalactic fame playing the cocky outlaw Solo in George Lucas' first three Star Wars pictures and will reprise ... «Deadline, Jul 15»
6
Dorinda Medley Explains Her Side of the Argument with Heather …
... truce with Bethenny, Dorinda snarks, “Maybe she was so happy to finally have a moment with Bethenny that she was feeling a little too cocky. «Reality Tea, Jul 15»
7
Spy: Jack Tame - the boy who would be Hosking
Spy has seen Tame deal with female attention at events. He has young ladies through to grandmothers vie for his attention. There isn't a cocky ... «New Zealand Herald, Jul 15»
8
Wrestling with Celebrity: 16 Pro Wrestlers Who Made It Big Outside …
was actually developed during an episode of The Real World, a brash and cocky contrast to housemate Mike Mizanin's normal frat-guy ... «E! Online, Jul 15»
9
Star Wars: Dark Disciple Review
... that on that Clone Wars episode, Vos' cocky, jokey depiction felt so different from his usual brooding, dark side-tempting comic book persona. «IGN, Jul 15»
10
Watch the cocky cockatiel who definitely thinks he is summer body …
Watch the cocky cockatiel who definitely thinks he is summer body ready. PreviousNext. 06/07/2015 - 10:59:52Back to Discover Home. Anyone with summer ... «BreakingNews.ie, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Cocky [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/cocky>. Apr 2024 ».
Download the educalingo app
en
English dictionary
Discover all that is hidden in the words on
index
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z