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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A flirtatious female; a coquette.
2. 2
   a seductive man who uses his sex appeal to exploit women wordnet
3. 3
   A flirtatious male. obsolete

Verb

1. 1
   To act as a flirt or coquet.
2. 2
   talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions wordnet
3. 3
   To waste time; to dally.
4. 4
   To attempt to attract the notice, admiration, or love of; to treat with a show of tenderness or regard, with a view to deceive and disappoint; to lead on.

   "November 26, 1725, Jonathan Swift, letter to Alexander Pope You [are] coquetting a maid of honour."

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A river in Northumberland, England, which flows into the North Sea at Amble; in full, the River Coquet.

Synonyms

All synonyms

amateurbutterflycaresschat upchat upcoquette

Example

More examples

"November 26, 1725, Jonathan Swift, letter to Alexander Pope You [are] coquetting a maid of honour."

Etymology

Borrowed from French coquet (“little cockerel”), from coq (“cockerel”) + -et (“masculine diminutive suffix”).

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