Noun
offensive boldness and assertiveness
Source: WordNetShe wondered if she could put a dart in his eye. It would not kill him, but it might take the edge off his cockiness. Alastair Reynolds
I'm a very modest person. But I'm also extremely confident. And if you put me in the situation or in the moment, I'm gonna have some swagger, I'm gonna have some cockiness. Drew Brees
Ah, how the seeds of cockiness blossom when soiled in ignorance. Steve Alten
It was a spoof of and we had a barrel of laughs trying to get ’s arrogance, cockiness and downright rudeness to shine through in my voice. Source: Internet
The unsexy dork in me is flummoxed, wondering what is it about cockiness that is so attractive to straight women (don’t say “confidence"; that’s different). Source: Internet
In this case, the cruel cockiness of the "Bodak" lyrics garnered the record an early publicity boost thanks to an Internet fight between Rob Kardashian and Blac Chyna. Source: Internet