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Cocky

speaker

Meaning

Adj

Overly
;
and boastful.

Noun

In British English, Irish English, Newfoundland English & Agriculture:
Used as a
,
for a person of either
, but
for a man.
In Agriculture & New Zealand English:
A
a cockatoo.
In Agriculture & People:
Short for
(“small-scale
”); (
) any
or
of
land.

Verb

In Australian English & Agriculture:
To
a
farm.
Sourced from
Wiktionary

Origin

cocky
English
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-y
English
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-y
Middle English (1100-1500)
cockatoo
English
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burung kakaktua
Malay (macrolanguage)
cocksure
English
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Etym
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