Cockie
adj, noun
adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Alternative spelling of cocky (“term of endearment”). alt-of, alternative
"They're not going to stand for a couple of actors bossing the place [The Old Vic theatre] around any more. We shall be out, old cockie."
- 2 Alternative spelling of cocky (“cockatoo; cockatoo farmer”). alt-of, alternative
"That chap could be one of them. Or it could be the local butcher or newsagent, or cow cockie. We don't know. We've got to keep going."
Adjective
- 1 Alternative spelling of cocky. alt-of, alternative, rare
"You are a cockie chap to go again a man axing where and what you 'a been when you are axing a place, [...]"
Example
More examples"You are a cockie chap to go again a man axing where and what you 'a been when you are axing a place, [...]"
Etymology
Etymology 1
From cock + -ie.
Etymology 2
From cock(atoo) + -ie.
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