Topic: word of the day: cocksure
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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(Edited 1 minute later.)
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