cockster

English

Etymology

From cock +‎ -ster.

Pronunciation

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Noun

cockster (plural cocksters)

1. (slang, rare) A cocky man.
   • 1961, Michael Shurtleff, Call Me by My Rightful Name: A Play, page 43:

     Whatsa matter — that stuff about you bein' such a great cockster — just a lotta bull?

   • 2001, Steven E. Sanders, Memoirs of a Lost Soul: A Literary History, page 48:

     I wasn't an experienced cockster by any means, but I did need to learn a lot more than I knew right now.

   • 2001, Tim McGhee, Wise Fools, page 279:

     I replied with the cockster's smile. “Fuckin' lucky guess.”

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• crockets