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peacock | peacocky |

As a proper noun peacock

is .

As an adjective peacocky is

resembling a peacock: proud and boastful.

peacock

English

(wikipedia peacock)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A male or female pheasant of the two genera: Pavo'' or ''Afropavo , whose males have extravagant tails.
  • A vainglorious person

    • Synonyms

    * peafowl rare

    Hyponyms

    * peachick * peahen

    Derived terms

    * peacock butterfly * peacock fish * peacocking * peacock pheasant * proud as a peacock

    See also

    * pajock

    peacocky

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Resembling a peacock: proud and boastful
  • *{{quote-news, 2007, January 1, , , New York Times citation
    • , passage=From his short passes to the hip-length tan winter coat he slipped on after the game, Pennington proved in myriad ways that he was all about being practical, not peacocky . }}