cocksure
English
adj
Definitions
- (informal) too confident; overconfident
Etymology
Affix from English cock (penis, male domestic chicken, a shock pile of grain, diminutive suffix, male, a roundish heap, rooster) + English sure.
Origin
English
sure
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- acock English
- ballcock English
- blackcock English
- boycock English
- chicken English
- clipcock English
- cock English
- cock ring English
- cock tease English
- cock-bawd English
- cockaholic English
- cockale English
- cockaludicrous English
- cockbag English
- cockbird English
- cockbiting English
- cockblock English
- cockblocker English
- cockbrain English
- cockbrained English
- cockbreath English
- cockbulge English
- cockchafer English
- cockcrow English
- cockcrowing English
- cockerel English
- cockeye English
- cockface English
- cockfag English
- cockfight English
- cockfighter English
- cockfighting English
- cockfish English
- cockflesh English
- cockfucker English
- cockhead English
- cockhole English
- cockish English
- cockless English
- cocklicker English
- cocklike English
- cockloft English
- cockmatch English
- cockmeat English
- cockmonger English
- cockmunch English
- cockmuncher English
- cockocracy English
- cockpit English
- cockpleaser English
- cockpunch English
- cockscomb English
- cockscrow English
- cockserver English
- cocksfoot English
- cockshaft English
- cockshead English
- cockshit English
- cockshot English
- cockshut English
- cockshy English
- cocksleeve English
- cocksman English
- cocksmith English
- cockspur English
- cockstain English
- cockster English
- cocksucker English
- cocksucking English
- cocksurely English
- cocksureness English
- cocktease English
- cockteaser English
- cocktip English
- cockwad English
- cockweasel English
- cockweed English
- cockwomble English
- cockworm English
- cocky English
- coldcock English
- decock English
- donkeycock English
- draincock English
- firecock English
- footsure English
- gamecock English
- halfcock English
- hay-cock English
- horsecock English
- monstercock English
- moorcock English
- nestle-cock English
- niddicock English
- nigger cock English
- oversure English
- peacock English
- petcock English
- pinchcock English
- recock English
- roostcock English
- seacock English
- snowcock English
- snowsure English
- stopcock English
- stormcock English
- stunt cock English
- supercock English
- sure English
- sure-fire English
- sure-handed English
- surefooted English
- surely English
- surement English
- sureness English
- sureseater English
- surety English
- tripcock English
- turkeycock English
- turncock English
- uncock English
- unsure English
- unsured English
- watercock English
- weathercock English
- woodcock English
- coq French
- cok Middle English
- sur, sure Middle English
- sure Middle English
- ก๊อก Thai
- kak Cebuano
- syur Cebuano
- siwr Welsh
- sur Middle French
- kok Tok Pisin
- kaka Sranan Tongo
- sure
- cock
- cocky
- acock
- surely
- decock
- unsure
- recock
- uncock
- surety
- boycock
- cocktip
- cockpit
- seacock
- cockshy
- petcock
- cockfag
- cockish
- cockeye
- peacock
- unsured
- chicken
- cockale
- cockbag
- cockwad
- footsure
- cockfish
- cockloft
- snowcock
- cockbird
- cockspur
- stopcock
- halfcock
- firecock
- sureness
- hay-cock
- cockster
- cockshut
- woodcock
- cockweed
- cockerel
- turncock
- cockhole
- coldcock
- cockworm
- tripcock
- cockmeat
- gamecock
- surement
- cockshit
- cockcrow
- cocklike
- cockface
- snowsure
- moorcock
- cockhead
- cocksman
- cockshot
- oversure
- clipcock
- ballcock
- cockless
- cockblock
- watercock
- cock-bawd
- cockstain
- horsecock
- cockpunch
- cockfight
- cocksfoot
- cocktease
- roostcock
- cockshead
- supercock
- cockbrain
- niddicock
- stormcock
- cockmunch
- sure-fire
- cockscomb
- blackcock
- cockshaft
- cockflesh
- cockscrow
- cockbulge
- draincock
- pinchcock
- cockmatch
- cock ring
- cocksmith
- cockchafer
- cockweasel
- sureseater
- cockfucker
- cockbiting
- cockmonger
- cocksucker
- cockteaser
- cock tease
- cockwomble
- cocklicker
- cockocracy
- cockaholic
- cockserver
- turkeycock
- cocksleeve
- donkeycock
- cocksurely
- stunt cock
- surefooted
- cockbreath
- cockblocker
- cockfighter
- cockpleaser
- cockcrowing
- monstercock
- cocksucking
- cockmuncher
- nestle-cock
- nigger cock
- sure-handed
- cockbrained
- weathercock
- cockfighting
- cocksureness
- cockaludicrous