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cockster en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Etymology

From cock + -ster.

Meanings

  1. (rare, slang) A cocky man.
    • I wasn't an experienced cockster by any means, but I did need to learn a lot more than I knew right now. 2001, Steven E. Sanders, Memoirs of a Lost Soul: A Literary History, page 48:
    • Whatsa matter — that stuff about you bein' such a great cockster — just a lotta bull? 1961, Michael Shurtleff, Call Me by My Rightful Name: A Play, page 43:
    • I replied with the cockster's smile. “Fuckin' lucky guess.” 2001, Tim McGhee, Wise Fools, page 279:

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