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Word: Coquetry
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 17th century: from French coquetterie, from coqueter ‘to flirt’, from coquet ‘wanton’ (see coquette)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈkɒkɪtri
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈkəʊkɪtri
Dialects: British English
Definition:
flirtatious behaviour
Short Definition:flirtatious behaviour
Examples:- ‘I like the way you laugh,’ he said without coquetry
- the air hostesses catch the men's eyes with a practised coquetry
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