coquets 1 of 2

variants or coquettes
present tense third-person singular of coquet
as in flirts
to show a sexual attraction for someone just for fun a group of college students coquetting with each other at the beach

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coquets

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noun

plural of coquet

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Recent Examples of coquets
Verb
In an era of never-ending microtrends—office sirens, tomato girls, and coquettes among them—finding your style can feel like a Herculean task. Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 3 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coquets
flirts
Verb
  • Rachel dates a shoe store operator named Lou (Bob Hoskins), while Charlotte nurses a crush on her handsome young school bus driver and flirts with Catholicism to the chagrin of her Jewish mother.
    David Faris, TheWeek, 17 July 2026
  • Dishes are custom made in Italy and flown over, wine flirts between old world Italian wonders and bottles from local makers.
    Kate Dingwall, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026

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“Coquets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coquets. Accessed 12 Aug. 2026.

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