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coquet

noun
/ˈkɒk.ɛt/

Etymology

Borrowed from French coquet (“little cockerel”), from coq (“cockerel”) + -et (“masculine diminutive suffix”).

  1. borrowed from coquet

Definitions

  1. A flirtatious female

    A flirtatious female; a coquette.

  2. A flirtatious male.

  3. To act as a flirt or coquet.

  4. ›+ 3 more definitions

    1. To waste time

      To waste time; to dally.

    2. To attempt to attract the notice, admiration, or love of

      To attempt to attract the notice, admiration, or love of; to treat with a show of tenderness or regard, with a view to deceive and disappoint; to lead on.

      • November 26, 1725, Jonathan Swift, letter to Alexander Pope You [are] coquetting a maid of honour.

    3. A river in Northumberland, England, which flows into the North Sea at Amble

      A river in Northumberland, England, which flows into the North Sea at Amble; in full, the River Coquet.

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Derived

coquettish

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA