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coquetry

[ koh-ki-tree, koh-ke-tree ]

noun

plural coquetries.
  1. the behavior or arts of a coquette; flirtation.
  2. dalliance; trifling.


coquetry

/ ˈkəʊkɪtrɪ; ˈkɒk- /

noun

  1. flirtation
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of coquetry1

From the French word coquetterie, dating back to 1650–60. See coquette, -ery
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The cause sent “charming young women” to lobby men with their coquetry.

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After the second quote, he said: “Women can never forgive me; they hate me, they feel that I am disarming them. I show them without their coquetry, in the state of animals cleaning themselves.”

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The fair girl, with a laugh of ribald coquetry, turned to answer him:—

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“There’s nothing magical about this app, but it’s not technological coquetry either,” O wrote on online publishing platform Medium.

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There was coquetry in her glance and voice.

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