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coquet

American  
[koh-ket] / koʊˈkɛt /

verb (used without object)

coquetted, coquetting

  1. to try to attract the attention and admiration of men for mere self-gratification; flirt.

    Synonyms:
    tease, dally

  2. to act without seriousness; trifle; dally.

adjective

  1. coquettish.

noun

  1. Obsolete. a male flirt.

coquet British  
/ kəʊˈkɛt, kɒ- /

verb

  1. to behave flirtatiously

  2. to dally or trifle

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Etymology

Origin of coquet

1685–95; < French; literally, cockerel, equivalent to coq cock + -et -et

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