coquet
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nounDefinition of COQUET
1
\kō-ˈket, -ˈkā\ : a man who indulges in coquetry
2
\-ˈket\ : coquette
Origin of COQUET
French, diminutive of coq cock
First Known Use: 1691
Rhymes with COQUET
abet, aigrette, all wet, backset, baguette, banquette, barbette, barquette, barrette, beget, beset, blanquette, boneset, brevet, briquette, brochette, brunet, burette, burnet, cadet, cassette, cermet, Colette, coquette, cornet, corselet, corvette, coset, courgette, croquette, curette, curvet, cuvette, dinette, dip net, diskette, dragnet, duet, egret, fan-jet, fishnet, fly net, forget, gazette, georgette, Gillette, gillnet, gill net, godet, grisette, handset, hard-set, headset, ink-jet, inlet, inset, jet set, Juliet, kismet, layette, life net, lorgnette, lunette, maquette, Marquette, mind-set, mist net, moonset, moquette, motet, musette, nerve net, noisette, nonet, nymphet, octet, offset, onset, outlet, outset, paillette, pallette, palmette, pipette, piquet, planchette, pound net, poussette, preset, quartet, quickset, quintet, raclette, ramet, ramjet, regret, reset, revet, rocket, roomette, rosette, roulette, saw set, septet, sestet, sextet, sharp-set, soubrette, spinet, stage set, stylet, sublet, subset, sunset, syrette, tea set, thickset, Tibet, toilette, tonette, trijet, twinset, typeset, Undset, unset, upset, vedette, vignette, well-set
2co·quet
adjective \kō-ˈket\3co·quet
intransitive verb \-ˈket\co·quet·tedco·quet·ting
Definition of COQUET
2
: to deal with something playfully rather than seriously
Variants of COQUET
co·quet or co·quette \-ˈket\
Examples of COQUET
- <at the country club she would often brazenly coquet with the husbands of the women to whom she was giving golf lessons>
First Known Use of COQUET
1701
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