cockier; cockiest
1
: boldly or brashly self-confident
a cocky young actor
he is invariably a smug and cocky stuffed shirt—
James Thurber
James Thurber2
: jaunty
Examples of cocky in a Sentence
Don't get too cocky about your chances of getting the job.
a cocky young actor who thought that he was God's gift to the theater
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Dolphins fans were more giddy, cocky and optimistic than Philly fans, Buffalo fans, Baltimore fans and San Francisco fans combined.
—Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2025
In the Mike White directed HBO drama, Schwarzenegger plays Saxon Ratliff, the cocky, finance bro son of a wealthy Southern family.
—Jack Dunn, Variety, 2 Mar. 2025
His bearing was the same as always, a self-confidence that can sometimes border on the cocky.
—Laia Cervelló Herrero, The Athletic, 23 Feb. 2025
Estevez starred as Gordon Bombay, a cocky lawyer who's sentenced to community service after a DUI, a sentence that eventually takes the form of coaching the pee-wee players.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 11 Mar. 2025
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Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2025
In the Mike White directed HBO drama, Schwarzenegger plays Saxon Ratliff, the cocky, finance bro son of a wealthy Southern family.
—Jack Dunn, Variety, 2 Mar. 2025
His bearing was the same as always, a self-confidence that can sometimes border on the cocky.
—Laia Cervelló Herrero, The Athletic, 23 Feb. 2025
Estevez starred as Gordon Bombay, a cocky lawyer who's sentenced to community service after a DUI, a sentence that eventually takes the form of coaching the pee-wee players.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 11 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for cocky
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“Cocky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cocky. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.
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