–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?