(v.) Being rejected from
something you wanted to be of part of, like a college, and having to settle for something lesser, then pretend that it was your first choice and that you are still
better than everyone else, usually with a
extremely bad, or "cocky", attitude.
He's been
in and out of jail his whole life and hasn't stopped gamecocking. I heard he is
opening up a bar that will likely be run into
the ground because of his poor business degree.