What is another word for cocky?
1282 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ kˈɒki], [ kˈɒki], [ k_ˈɒ_k_i]
Cocky is a word that describes someone who is overly self-assured and confident to the point of being disrespectful and dismissive of others. Some synonyms for the word cocky include arrogant, boastful, conceited, self-important, full of oneself, haughty, and smug. Other similar words include overconfident, self-centered, pompous, egotistical, and narcissistic. These words convey a sense of superiority and self-importance, often at the expense of others. While there may be moments of confidence and self-assurance that are healthy, being too cocky can be a negative trait that can lead to arrogance and ultimately alienation from others.
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Similar words for cocky:
- aggressive (adjective)
- boastful (adjective)
- egotistical (adjective)
- macho (adjective)
- opinionated (adjective)
- overconfident (adjective)
- prideful (adjective)
- proud (adjective)
- self-assured (adjective)
- snotty (adjective)
- stuck-up (adjective)
- superior (adjective)
- uppity (adjective)
- vain (adjective)
- all (adjective)
- arrogant (adjective)
- brash (adjective)
- brazen (adjective)
- conceited (adjective)
- daring (adjective)
- derisive (adjective)
- fearless (adjective)
- flippant (adjective)
- high and mighty (adjective)
- impudent (adjective)
- irreverent (adjective)
- jaunty (adjective)
- overbearing (adjective)
- precocious (adjective)
- self-important (adjective)
- self-respecting (adjective)
- smart-alecky (adjective)
- supercilious (adjective)
- unafraid (adjective)
- vainglorious (adjective)
Synonyms for Cocky:
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adj.
• aggressive- Assertory ,
- flipper ,
- get up and go ,
- go after ,
- shooting from the hip ,
- flippest ,
- get and go ,
- get up go ,
- most assertory ,
- shooting from hip .
- full of hot air ,
- hifalutin ,
- hot stuff ,
- loudmouth ,
- on ego trip ,
- self-aggrandizing ,
- too big for one's britches ,
- Strutting ,
- exultant ,
- self-applauding .
- hard line ,
- locked in ,
- set in stone ,
- set on ,
- set-on ,
- seton ,
- singleminded ,
- weighted ,
- in flexible ,
- in-flexible ,
- more set on ,
- more set-on ,
- more seton ,
- more tilted ,
- more weighted ,
- most set on ,
- most set-on ,
- most tilted ,
- one sided ,
- onesided ,
- set stone ,
- single minded ,
- un compromising ,
- un yielding ,
- un-compromising ,
- un-yielding .
- Preening ,
- assured ,
- condescending ,
- confident ,
- crowing ,
- dismissive ,
- egoistic ,
- grand ,
- haughty ,
- high-and-mighty ,
- high-handed ,
- hoity-toity ,
- huffy ,
- more dismissive ,
- narcissistic ,
- ostentatious ,
- self-glorying ,
- self-respecting ,
- smug ,
- swellheaded .
- wiseguy ,
- highhat ,
- more upstage ,
- most high hat ,
- most high-hat ,
- most upstage ,
- most wiseguy ,
- up stage ,
- up-stage .
- high handed ,
- in solent ,
- in-solent ,
- know it all ,
- more biggety ,
- more bragging ,
- more cold shoulder ,
- more cold-shoulder ,
- more coldshoulder ,
- more know it all ,
- more know-it-all ,
- more swaggering ,
- most biggety ,
- most bragging ,
- most cold shoulder ,
- most cold-shoulder ,
- most coldshoulder ,
- most know it all ,
- most know-it-all ,
- most swaggering ,
- peremptory ,
- pre sumptuous ,
- pre-sumptuous ,
- pretentious ,
- puffed up ,
- smartier ,
- smartiest ,
- sniffier ,
- sniffiest ,
- snootiest .
- head long ,
- head-long ,
- illadvised ,
- in cautious ,
- in discreet ,
- in-cautious ,
- in-discreet ,
- more self asserting ,
- more self-asserting ,
- more selfasserting ,
- most self asserting ,
- most self-asserting ,
- most selfasserting ,
- self asserting ,
- selfassertive ,
- un tactful ,
- un-diplomatic ,
- un-tactful .
- in decent ,
- in-decent ,
- indecent ,
- more hotshot ,
- more overbold ,
- more smart ass ,
- more smart-ass ,
- more smartass ,
- most hotshot ,
- most overbold ,
- most smart ass ,
- most smart-ass ,
- most smartass ,
- over bold ,
- over-bold ,
- tawdry ,
- un abashed ,
- un blushing ,
- un-abashed ,
- un-blushing .
- fire eating ,
- guttier ,
- guttiest ,
- in trepid ,
- in-trepid ,
- most intrepid ,
- out a limb ,
- out limb ,
- reckless ,
- salty .
- gallier ,
- galliest ,
- mocking ,
- more out of line ,
- more out-of-line ,
- more taunting ,
- most out of line ,
- most out-of-line ,
- most taunting .
- chestiest ,
- more aweless ,
- more bodacious ,
- most aweless ,
- most bodacious ,
- un daunted ,
- un flinching ,
- un-daunted ,
- un-flinching .
- more off base ,
- more off-base ,
- more offbase ,
- more procacious ,
- most off base ,
- most off-base ,
- most procacious ,
- offbase .
- more irreverential ,
- most irreverential ,
- pro fane ,
- pro-fane ,
- un godlier ,
- un godliest ,
- un godly ,
- un hallowed ,
- un holier ,
- un holiest ,
- un holy ,
- un-godlier ,
- un-godliest ,
- un-godly ,
- un-holier ,
- un-holiest ,
- un-holy .
- Gamesome ,
- devil may care ,
- high spirited ,
- hilarious ,
- impish ,
- joking ,
- more gamesome ,
- more prankish ,
- most gamesome ,
- most jocose ,
- most prankish ,
- pro vocative ,
- pro-vocative ,
- self confident ,
- selfconfident .
- Over-bearing ,
- more high and mighty ,
- more high-and-mighty ,
- most high and mighty ,
- over bearing ,
- para mount ,
- para-mount ,
- pre dominant ,
- pre-dominant .
Other relevant words:
- 1000 ,
- ace ,
- ache ,
- adept ,
- advanced ,
- advancing ,
- afoul ,
- ahead ,
- all right ,
- allow ,
- allow for ,
- aloud ,
- alternate ,
- ambitious ,
- anatomy ,
- aplomb ,
- arc ,
- archway ,
- around the bend ,
- assail ,
- assault ,
- assume ,
- assuming ,
- assumption ,
- assumptive ,
- assuredness ,
- attack ,
- audaciousness ,
- audacity ,
- august ,
- authoritarian ,
- autocratic ,
- autonomous ,
- autonomy ,
- avant-garde ,
- away ,
- awless ,
- babble ,
- babble out ,
- back up ,
- backtalk ,
- bad-mannered ,
- balmy ,
- banter ,
- barbed ,
- barbellate ,
- barefaced ,
- barf ,
- barmy ,
- bats ,
- batty ,
- be sick ,
- befoul ,
- belligerent ,
- bequeath ,
- big ,
- big-chested ,
- bile ,
- bitterness ,
- blab ,
- blab out ,
- blink ,
- blink of an eye ,
- blowhard ,
- bluff out ,
- blunt ,
- blusterer ,
- boaster ,
- bod ,
- bold face ,
- boldface ,
- boldness ,
- bonkers ,
- boorish ,
- bootless ,
- bossy ,
- bounderish ,
- bracing ,
- brag ,
- bragger ,
- bragging ,
- braggy ,
- brainsick ,
- brass ,
- brasslike ,
- brave ,
- briary ,
- briery ,
- bright ,
- brim ,
- brisk ,
- bristled ,
- bristly ,
- buggy ,
- build ,
- bump off ,
- buoyant ,
- burred ,
- burry ,
- busy ,
- busybodied ,
- butch ,
- buttock ,
- cancelled ,
- carved in stone ,
- cast ,
- cat ,
- cavalier ,
- ceremonious ,
- certainly ,
- chafe ,
- champion ,
- chase ,
- chase after ,
- chassis ,
- cheap ,
- cheapjack ,
- cheating ,
- cheekiness ,
- chic ,
- chiliad ,
- chill ,
- chipper ,
- chirpy ,
- choke ,
- choke off ,
- chuck ,
- chutzpa ,
- clannish ,
- class ,
- clean ,
- cliquish ,
- clog ,
- clog up ,
- clubby ,
- cock-a-hoop ,
- collected ,
- common ,
- complimentary ,
- configuration ,
- confirming ,
- conformation ,
- congest ,
- constitute ,
- contaminate ,
- contour ,
- convinced ,
- cool down ,
- cool off ,
- coolheaded ,
- costless ,
- course ,
- cracked ,
- crackers ,
- crazy ,
- crow ,
- cruddy ,
- crude oil ,
- crust ,
- crusted ,
- crustlike ,
- curmudgeonly ,
- curve ,
- daft ,
- dapper ,
- dare ,
- dart ,
- dash ,
- dashing ,
- debonair ,
- debonaire ,
- defile ,
- deluxe ,
- demented ,
- depart ,
- descriptor ,
- dictatorial ,
- dignified ,
- dirty ,
- disgorge ,
- disgusted ,
- disgustful ,
- disgusting ,
- dispatch ,
- distasteful ,
- distinguished ,
- disturbed ,
- dog ,
- dominating ,
- dotty ,
- earthy ,
- edgy ,
- egocentric ,
- egoistical ,
- electropositive ,
- elevated ,
- emphatic ,
- encrusted ,
- enlarged ,
- entrust ,
- equanimous ,
- exalted ,
- excessive ,
- exit ,
- expansive ,
- extraneous ,
- extravagant ,
- exuberant ,
- exulting ,
- face ,
- fanfare ,
- fantastic ,
- farewell ,
- fast-growing ,
- fed up ,
- feisty ,
- fetid ,
- figure ,
- filthy ,
- fin ,
- fine ,
- flamboyant ,
- flare ,
- flash bulb ,
- flash lamp ,
- flashbulb ,
- flashgun ,
- flashing ,
- flashy ,
- flaunt ,
- flesh ,
- flick ,
- flip out ,
- flip over ,
- flip-flop ,
- flyaway ,
- foetid ,
- foolhardy ,
- for certain ,
- for sure ,
- fore ,
- forge ,
- forget ,
- forrad ,
- forrader ,
- forrard ,
- forte ,
- forth ,
- forward-moving ,
- forwards ,
- fossil oil ,
- foul-smelling ,
- foul-spoken ,
- fouled ,
- four flush ,
- frame ,
- free ,
- freshly ,
- freshness ,
- fret ,
- fringe benefit ,
- frontward ,
- frontwards ,
- fruitless ,
- funky ,
- futile ,
- gain vigor ,
- gallant ,
- garish ,
- gasconade ,
- gauche ,
- gaudy ,
- genius ,
- get out ,
- ghastly ,
- gibelike ,
- gilded ,
- gimcrack ,
- give ,
- give chase ,
- give-and-take ,
- glossy ,
- go away ,
- go forth ,
- go out ,
- godless ,
- good ,
- grade ,
- grand piano ,
- grandiloquent ,
- gratis ,
- grim ,
- grisly ,
- gross ,
- gruesome ,
- gruff ,
- hardihood ,
- hardiness ,
- hardy ,
- harsh ,
- haywire ,
- head-in-the-clouds ,
- heady ,
- heart ,
- heartbeat ,
- heedless ,
- heroic ,
- high-flown ,
- high-minded ,
- high-sounding ,
- high-strung ,
- higher-ranking ,
- higher-up ,
- highfaluting ,
- highly strung ,
- honk ,
- howling ,
- human body ,
- hunky-dory ,
- hurt ,
- hutzpah ,
- hyperbolic ,
- idealistic ,
- ill ,
- ill-humored ,
- ill-humoured ,
- ill-scented ,
- illiterate ,
- immaterial ,
- impart ,
- imperious ,
- impertinence ,
- implike ,
- imposing ,
- imprint ,
- impropriety ,
- impudence ,
- in person ,
- incontrovertible ,
- indecorous ,
- indecorum ,
- indisputable ,
- insolence ,
- instant ,
- insulting ,
- interchange ,
- interfering ,
- intrepid ,
- intriguing ,
- invigorated ,
- irk ,
- ironclad ,
- irrefutable ,
- jazzy ,
- jeering ,
- jesting ,
- jiffy ,
- jittery ,
- jocose ,
- jocular ,
- jubilant ,
- judicious ,
- jumpy ,
- kind ,
- know-all ,
- knowing ,
- kookie ,
- kooky ,
- la-di-da ,
- lake superior ,
- lead ,
- leaden ,
- leaf ,
- leave alone ,
- leave behind ,
- leave of absence ,
- leave-taking ,
- lecture ,
- let alone ,
- let the cat out of the bag ,
- light-minded ,
- line-shooter ,
- line-shooting ,
- loathly ,
- loathsome ,
- loco ,
- lofty ,
- loony ,
- loopy ,
- loudly ,
- loutish ,
- lowbred ,
- lush ,
- luxurious ,
- macabre ,
- maculate ,
- mad ,
- magisterial ,
- majestic ,
- make ,
- make bold ,
- manakin ,
- manikin ,
- mannequin ,
- mannikin ,
- marked-up ,
- marvellous ,
- marvelous ,
- master ,
- material body ,
- mature ,
- maven ,
- mavin ,
- meddlesome ,
- meddling ,
- meretricious ,
- mettle ,
- mischievous ,
- mold ,
- mould ,
- mouth ,
- murder ,
- nasty ,
- natty ,
- natural ,
- nauseated ,
- nauseating ,
- nauseous ,
- neandertal ,
- neanderthalian ,
- needless ,
- nerveless ,
- nervous ,
- nervus ,
- nescient ,
- new ,
- new york minute ,
- newly ,
- news bulletin ,
- newsbreak ,
- newsflash ,
- noble-minded ,
- noisome ,
- noncompliant ,
- novel ,
- nuts ,
- nutty ,
- oafish ,
- objectionable ,
- off-color ,
- off-colour ,
- offence ,
- offense ,
- oil ,
- ok ,
- okay ,
- one thousand ,
- onward ,
- onwards ,
- opinionative ,
- opulent ,
- organise ,
- organize ,
- orthogonal ,
- ostentate ,
- ostentation ,
- overdone ,
- overstrung ,
- pale ,
- pallid ,
- parting ,
- pass ,
- pass on ,
- patronising ,
- patronizing ,
- pattern ,
- peach ,
- percolate ,
- perk up ,
- perquisite ,
- persnickety ,
- petroleum ,
- phase ,
- photoflash ,
- physical body ,
- physique ,
- pick up ,
- piquant ,
- pitch ,
- pixilated ,
- plebeian ,
- plus ,
- poise ,
- poised ,
- polish off ,
- pollute ,
- pontifical ,
- portentous ,
- positive degree ,
- positively charged ,
- positivist ,
- positivistic ,
- prescribed ,
- presumption ,
- presumptuousness ,
- primitive ,
- princely ,
- provide ,
- public lecture ,
- puckish ,
- puke ,
- pull up stakes ,
- purge ,
- pursue ,
- push ,
- pushful ,
- queasy ,
- quest after ,
- quest for ,
- quizzical ,
- raffish ,
- raillery ,
- rakish ,
- rancor ,
- rancour ,
- ranking ,
- rarefied ,
- rarified ,
- rash ,
- rattling ,
- raw ,
- refreshed ,
- refreshful ,
- refreshing ,
- regorge ,
- regurgitate ,
- reinvigorated ,
- rejoicing ,
- remove ,
- repellant ,
- repellent ,
- repelling ,
- resentment ,
- restive ,
- result ,
- retch ,
- revolting ,
- riff ,
- riffle ,
- right ,
- rim ,
- rock oil ,
- rough ,
- rough-cut ,
- round the bend ,
- saddle sore ,
- sang-froid ,
- sassing ,
- scatterbrained ,
- scoot ,
- scornful ,
- screaming ,
- scud ,
- sealed ,
- secure ,
- self-aggrandising ,
- self-centered ,
- self-collected ,
- self-contained ,
- self-directed ,
- self-loving ,
- self-respectful ,
- send on ,
- sensation ,
- shape ,
- sheer ,
- shoddy ,
- shoot ,
- shore leave ,
- show off ,
- sick of ,
- sickening ,
- sickish ,
- signifier ,
- sing ,
- skanky ,
- skittish ,
- sky ,
- slay ,
- sleeveless ,
- slight ,
- smarting ,
- smartness ,
- smelly ,
- smutty ,
- snappy ,
- snide ,
- snot-nosed ,
- snotty-nosed ,
- soma ,
- somersault ,
- somersaulting ,
- somerset ,
- sore ,
- sort ,
- sour ,
- speak ,
- spew ,
- spiffy ,
- spill ,
- spill the beans ,
- spiny ,
- splashy ,
- splenetic ,
- split second ,
- spooky ,
- sporty ,
- spring ,
- spruce ,
- spue ,
- spunk ,
- star ,
- stark ,
- steel ,
- stinking ,
- strain ,
- strong-growing ,
- sublime ,
- sumptuous ,
- superordinate ,
- superscript ,
- superstar ,
- sure as shooting ,
- sure enough ,
- surefooted ,
- surely ,
- swank ,
- swashbuckling ,
- sweet ,
- swelled ,
- swinish ,
- switch ,
- swollen ,
- tack ,
- tacky ,
- tag ,
- tail ,
- take for granted ,
- take form ,
- take shape ,
- talk of the town ,
- talking ,
- tattle ,
- tatty ,
- taunting ,
- teasing ,
- terrific ,
- thin-skinned ,
- thorny ,
- thou ,
- thought-provoking ,
- thousand ,
- throw ,
- throw up ,
- thumb ,
- tired of ,
- tonic ,
- too big for one's breeches ,
- toss ,
- touchy ,
- track ,
- trail ,
- trashy ,
- tremendous ,
- trice ,
- triumphal ,
- triumphant ,
- trusted ,
- turn over ,
- turned ,
- twinkle ,
- twinkling ,
- twitch ,
- ugly ,
- unbalanced ,
- unbecoming ,
- unblushing ,
- unceremonial ,
- uncomely ,
- underbred ,
- unfermented ,
- ungraceful ,
- ungracious ,
- unhinged ,
- unknowing ,
- unknowledgeable ,
- unlearned ,
- unlettered ,
- unmannered ,
- unmannerly ,
- unpolished ,
- unprocessed ,
- unquotable ,
- unrefined ,
- unsavory ,
- unsavoury ,
- unseemly ,
- unsporting ,
- unsportsmanlike ,
- untoward ,
- untroubled ,
- unused ,
- unwashed ,
- unwitting ,
- upchuck ,
- uproarious ,
- uptight ,
- utter ,
- vaporing ,
- var. ,
- variant ,
- variety ,
- vaunter ,
- venturesome ,
- venturous ,
- verbalise ,
- verbalize ,
- vernacular ,
- victor ,
- vile ,
- violative ,
- virtuoso ,
- voguish ,
- voluptuousness ,
- vomit ,
- vomit up ,
- wacky ,
- wan ,
- waspish ,
- weisenheimer ,
- whacky ,
- whiz ,
- whizz ,
- wicked ,
- will ,
- wink ,
- winkle ,
- wise to ,
- wiseacre ,
- wisenheimer ,
- wiz ,
- wizard ,
- wonderful ,
- wondrous ,
- word form ,
- work ,
- yard ,
- yokelish ,
- yucky .
- Amplified ,
- Defying ,
- Disregardful ,
- Gally ,
- Malapert ,
- Overdrawn ,
- Overwise ,
- Presuming ,
- Snippety ,
- aggressive ,
- aggressively self-confident ,
- arch ,
- arrogant ,
- assertive ,
- audacious ,
- big-headed ,
- biggety ,
- bigheaded ,
- bluff ,
- boastful ,
- bold ,
- braggart ,
- brash ,
- brassy ,
- brazen ,
- bumptious ,
- certain ,
- challenging ,
- cheeky ,
- chesty ,
- chutzpadik ,
- cocksure ,
- complacent ,
- contemptuous ,
- cool ,
- courageous ,
- crusty ,
- daring ,
- dauntless ,
- defiant ,
- derisive ,
- disdainful ,
- disrespectful ,
- egotistic ,
- egotistical ,
- exaggerated ,
- fearless ,
- flash ,
- flip ,
- flippant ,
- forceful ,
- forward ,
- fresh ,
- grandiose ,
- gratuitous ,
- hotdogger ,
- hotshot ,
- hubristic ,
- ill-mannered ,
- immodest ,
- impertinent ,
- impolite ,
- impudent ,
- inflated ,
- insolent ,
- irreverent ,
- know-it-all ,
- lordly ,
- loud ,
- macho ,
- magnified ,
- nervy ,
- obnoxious ,
- obtrusive ,
- offensive ,
- officious ,
- opinionated ,
- overbearing ,
- overblown ,
- overconfident ,
- overstated ,
- overweening ,
- peacockish ,
- peacocky ,
- perk ,
- perky ,
- pert ,
- pompous ,
- positive ,
- precocious ,
- presumptuous ,
- prideful ,
- pushing ,
- pushy ,
- reliant ,
- rude ,
- sassy ,
- saucy ,
- self-assured ,
- self-centred ,
- self-conceited ,
- self-confident ,
- self-important ,
- self-opinionated ,
- self-possessed ,
- self-reliant ,
- self-satisfied ,
- shameless ,
- showy ,
- smart ,
- smart aleck ,
- smart guy ,
- smart-alecky ,
- smart-ass ,
- smarty ,
- snobbish ,
- snooty ,
- snotty ,
- stuck-up ,
- supercilious ,
- superior ,
- sure ,
- swaggering ,
- swelled-headed ,
- swollen-headed ,
- toffee-nosed ,
- toplofty ,
- unafraid ,
- uncalled-for ,
- uncivil ,
- uppish ,
- uppity ,
- vainglorious ,
- wise ,
- wise guy ,
- wise-ass .
- Gutty ,
- Unscared ,
- aweless ,
- ballsy ,
- bodacious ,
- chestier ,
- cold-shoulder ,
- coldshoulder ,
- conceity ,
- cool hand ,
- galler ,
- go for broke ,
- having nerves of steel ,
- high and mighty ,
- highhanded ,
- hot shot ,
- irreverential ,
- lippy ,
- off-base ,
- on an ego trip ,
- out of line ,
- out on limb ,
- out-of-line ,
- overbold ,
- prankish ,
- proud ,
- self-asserting ,
- smart alecky ,
- smart ass ,
- smartass ,
- sniffy ,
- tongue in cheek ,
- un-hallowed ,
- unfearing ,
- unfrightened .
- back talk ,
- backchat ,
- cheek ,
- churlish ,
- chutzpah ,
- coarse ,
- crass ,
- crude ,
- discourteous ,
- effrontery ,
- form ,
- foul ,
- foul-mouthed ,
- fruity ,
- gall ,
- gobby ,
- graceless ,
- ignorant ,
- ill-bred ,
- incivility ,
- indelicate ,
- leave ,
- liberty ,
- lip ,
- mouthy ,
- neanderthal ,
- nerve ,
- off ,
- personal ,
- personally ,
- presume ,
- prickly ,
- printable ,
- ripe ,
- rough-hewn ,
- sass ,
- sauce ,
- scatological ,
- sick ,
- smart mouth ,
- sneering ,
- surly ,
- talk ,
- talk back ,
- temerity ,
- unceremonious ,
- uncouth ,
- unpleasant ,
- unprintable ,
- unrepeatable ,
- vulgar .
How to use "Cocky" in context?
Cocky people are often mistaken for being unconfident. In fact, cockiness can be a very effective tool for confidence. It can help you feel more in control of your life, and it can make you more persuasive. When you're cocky, you know you're worth something, and you project that confidence outward.
Because cockiness can be such an powerful tool, it's important to be aware of when it's going too far. If you're always feeling cocky, it can lead to arrogance. Arrogance is one of the biggest enemies of confidence, because it leads to self-doubt.
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Equivalence
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Adjective
conceited.
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Independent
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rude, thoughtless.
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Other Related
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arrogant, insolent, pretentious.
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Homophones for Cocky:
- cockey, khaki.
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