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Definition of
cocksure adjective
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
cocksure
adjective
adjective
NAmE
/
/
ˌkɑkˈʃʊr
/
/
(
old-fashioned
)
(
informal
)
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confident in a way that is annoying to other people and that they might find offensive
See
cocksure
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