(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.