–adjective
1. inclined to speak excessively in an embarrassingly awkwardly over-assertive manner.
2. speaking in a manner which suggests that the speaker lacks physical endowment or
intelligence by overcompensating with faux-confident rhetoric.
3. to illustrate an egotistical weakness through expressing false
confidence
(see "
desperate cry for help")
Oh yeah, that nitwit cocked my ear off.
Although he wore small
shoes, he
sure was cockative.
Was she on
meth, or just generally cockative?