Cocksure

Cocksure, July 27th, 2009, by Malcolm Gladwell: Gladwell points out that part of the reason Wall Street keeps crashing is that there is a psychological incentive for them to do so.

Nicholas Brown: New Yorker 2009 Roundup 2010

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The Stupid Are Cocksure 2007

Cocksure with a canoe paddle, I figured — as did Wood — that we could handle whatever came up from the stern.

Whitewater, Survival, and the Best Salmon Fishing in Alaska 2007

Cocksure running back Smash (Gaius Charles) is initially thrilled with his girlfriend Waverly's (Aasha Davis) erratic, randy behavior until it's revealed she suffers from bipolar disorder.

Why We Watched in ’07 2007

Cocksure and arrogant, they believed that no one, especially a woman, could resist them.

The crush Brown, Sandra, 1948- 2002

To get there we have to cross the Cocksure (ph) River a mile upstream from the Taliban guns.

CNN Transcript Sep 19, 2001 2001

Cocksure men irritate me as a rule, but it was difficult to take offence at this affable young sprig, and I had a feeling that it wouldn't do me much good if I did, so while he lounged in my sitting-room I retired to the bed-chamber to dress.

Royal Flash Fraser, George MacDonald, 1925- 1970

"Cocksure Kippen" had been my nickname in Bermondsey since I had been in the pawnbrokering, just because I had opinions of my own, and did not call on other people to let me know _their_ views of a question upon which I had made up my mind.

The Idler Magazine, Volume III, March 1893 An Illustrated Monthly Various

Cocksure he was, and before long she knew him boastful; but competence sat on him, none the less.

Brand Blotters William MacLeod Raine 1912

"That all?" demanded Cocksure, thirsting to get back to work.

August First Roy Irving Murray 1898