cocky
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Cocky is being very confident with no basis for it, or an inadequate basis.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 6, 2025
Cocky and sometimes crude with a puckish sense of humor, Navaly reveled in the absurdism inherent to authoritarian regimes.
From Slate • Feb. 16, 2024
He grew up listening to acts like Hot Boyz, Boosie, Webbie and Dipset, but said it was a battle rapper named Cocky who influenced him to rap.
From Washington Times • Dec. 19, 2021
The motive for the attack is unclear, and the hospital is unsure if the person who handed in Mr Cocky had anything to do with his injuries.
From BBC • Oct. 9, 2019
At last the pent-up tension exploded: Cocky burst into spasms of high hysterical laughter.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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