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
Synonyms
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
Recent Examples on the Web
The plan calls for renegades with little respect for the rules, led by a cocky ex-criminal named Gus March-Phillips (Henry Cavill), who’s released from prison and called into a top-secret briefing.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 16 Apr. 2024
Her plan is turned on its head when Art makes it to the final round only to face off against Art’s former best friend and Tashi’s ex-boyfriend: the cocky Patrick Zweig (O’Connor).
—Amanda Luberto, The Arizona Republic, 12 Apr. 2024
Paramount already had a strong relationship with Powell thanks to his breakout turn as cool and cocky pilot Hangman in the almost $1.5 billion-grossing Top Gun: Maverick.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Apr. 2024
The Fall Guy’s first trailer teased some of those death-defying stunts, as well as Hannah Waddingham as the movie-within-a-movie’s smarmy producer Winston Duke as its stunt coordinator, Aaron Taylor-Johnson as its cocky leading man (who mysteriously disappears), and Stephanie Hsu as his assistant.
—Jen Juneau, Peoplemag, 13 Mar. 2024
He is seen as cocky and hot tempered but later changes his ways during the course of the film.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 26 Mar. 2024
His costar Christopher McDonald, who played Sandler's cocky rival Shooter McGavin in Happy Gilmore, said in a recent interview that a sequel to the 1996 golf comedy is in the works.
—Dustin Nelson, EW.com, 22 Mar. 2024
Starring alongside the impressive stunt team in The Fall Guy are Hannah Waddingham as a movie producer, Winston Duke as a stunt coordinator, Aaron Taylor-Johnson as a cocky leading man — who disappears, setting off the events of the story — and Stephanie Hsu as his beleaguered assistant.
—Jack Smart, Peoplemag, 14 Mar. 2024
At the time, this probably sounded like a cocky boast from a delusional madman.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 13 Mar. 2024
Peter Debruge, Variety, 16 Apr. 2024
Her plan is turned on its head when Art makes it to the final round only to face off against Art’s former best friend and Tashi’s ex-boyfriend: the cocky Patrick Zweig (O’Connor).
—Amanda Luberto, The Arizona Republic, 12 Apr. 2024
Paramount already had a strong relationship with Powell thanks to his breakout turn as cool and cocky pilot Hangman in the almost $1.5 billion-grossing Top Gun: Maverick.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Apr. 2024
The Fall Guy’s first trailer teased some of those death-defying stunts, as well as Hannah Waddingham as the movie-within-a-movie’s smarmy producer Winston Duke as its stunt coordinator, Aaron Taylor-Johnson as its cocky leading man (who mysteriously disappears), and Stephanie Hsu as his assistant.
—Jen Juneau, Peoplemag, 13 Mar. 2024
He is seen as cocky and hot tempered but later changes his ways during the course of the film.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 26 Mar. 2024
His costar Christopher McDonald, who played Sandler's cocky rival Shooter McGavin in Happy Gilmore, said in a recent interview that a sequel to the 1996 golf comedy is in the works.
—Dustin Nelson, EW.com, 22 Mar. 2024
Starring alongside the impressive stunt team in The Fall Guy are Hannah Waddingham as a movie producer, Winston Duke as a stunt coordinator, Aaron Taylor-Johnson as a cocky leading man — who disappears, setting off the events of the story — and Stephanie Hsu as his beleaguered assistant.
—Jack Smart, Peoplemag, 14 Mar. 2024
At the time, this probably sounded like a cocky boast from a delusional madman.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 13 Mar. 2024
These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'cocky.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Dictionary Entries Near cocky
Cite this Entry
“Cocky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cocky. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
Copy CitationKids Definition
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share