TOP

Definition of cocksure adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

cocksure

adjective
 
/ˌkɒkˈʃʊə(r)/,
 
/ˌkɒkˈʃɔː(r)/
 
/ˌkɑːkˈʃʊr/
(old-fashioned, informal)
jump to other results
  1. confident in a way that is annoying to other people and that they might find offensive
    Word Originearly 16th cent.: from archaic cock (a euphemism for God) + sure; later associated with cock.
See cocksure in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
aspiration
noun
 
 
From the Word list
Oxford 5000
C1
Oxford Learner's Dictionaries Word of the Day