coq‧ue‧try /ˈkɒkətri, ˈkɒkɪtri $ ˈkoʊ-/
noun (
plural coquetries)
[uncountable and countable] literary[
Date: 1600-1700;
Language: French;
Origin: coquetterie, from coquet 'little male chicken, man who flirts', from coq 'male chicken']
behaviour that is typical of a coquette
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