how to pronounce cocky

/ˈkɒk.i/

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cocky is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of cocky in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… you look cocky if i'm a striker and he's …”

meanings of cocky

noun:

Used as a term of endearment, originally for a person of either sex, but later primarily for a man.
A (familiar name for a) cockatoo.
Short for cockatoo farmer (“small-scale farmer"); any farmer or owner of rural land.

adjective:

Overly confident; arrogant and boastful.

verb:

To operate a small-scale farm.

cocky frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word cocky occurs in english on average 1.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics cocky can be related to

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