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Topic: word of the day: cocksure

boof started this discussion 5 months ago #128,405

cocksure --Merriam-Webster
adjective
cock·sure ˈkäk-ˈshu̇r

1
: feeling perfect assurance sometimes on inadequate grounds
2
: marked by overconfidence or presumptuousness : cocky
cocksurely adverb
cocksureness noun


Etymology
probably from cock entry 1 + sure

First Known Use
1672, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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