boss cocky

boss cock·y

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [baws, bos kok-ee]
- /bɔs, bɒs ˈkɒk i/
- /bɒs ˈkɒk.i/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [baws, bos kok-ee]
- /bɔs, bɒs ˈkɒk i/

Definitions of boss cocky words

noun boss cocky a boss or person in power 3
noun boss cocky (formerly) a farmer employing laborers. 1
noun boss cocky a boss, especially an officious one. 1

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Origin of boss cocky

First appearance:

before 1895

One of the 18% newest English words

1895-1900; cocky2 in derivative sense “small farmer”

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Parts of speech for Boss cocky

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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boss cocky popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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