what does a cocky person mean?

Question

my mom called me that one day i didn't know what that ment

Answer 1

A cocky person is someone who is overly self-confident and self-assertive. Often, the word cocky is used negatively as to pertaining to being bumptious or offensively self-assertive.

Answer 2

Although you can find several dictionary definitions for the word, "cocky," some of which include "pert," meaning cute,
the connotation of the word "cocky" is a negative one. A "cocky person" usually alludes to a person who communicates an air of too much self-confidence and arrogance. The person is perceived to be too self-assertive and often conceited.

Answer 3

A cocky person is someone who is arrogant and conceited. They usually only think about themselves and have an attitude about everything. If you were to roll your eyes at your mom and say "Whatever" that would be considered cocky.

Answer 4

Cocky person means that a person thinks alot of him/her self often used negatively as in they think too much of themselves

Answer 5

well cocky is like.....hmm hard to explain. For example: If a snowboarder was cocky before his heat, it means he's kind of over confident. He think's he's gonna win.

Answer 6

Cocky = brass or bold,sure of one's self

Answer 7

It is when someone has a large self esteem and sometimes is overly zealous in expressing it. Often times its basically someone saying that you need to relax on expressing how great you are and realize that others are just as special just in diffrent ways.

Answer 8

It refers to ego - shes saying that you think a lot of yourself. It isn't a very nice thing to say, but she was probably just trying to take you down a notch.

Answer 9

I thought cocky came from COCK......is not it ?

Answer 10

arrogant and self centered