cocksure

Definitions


[ˌkɒkˈʃʊə], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- confident in an excessive or arrogant way
(e.g: the cocksure golf prodigy from California)


Phrases:

Origin:
early 16th century: from archaic cock (a euphemism for God) + sure; later associated with cock




definition by Oxford Dictionaries