1 : feeling perfect assurance sometimes on inadequate grounds 2 : marked by overconfidence or presumptuousness : cocky. synonyms see sure. cock·sure·ly...
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In 1996, an investor named Henry de Kwiatkowski sued Bear Stearns for negligence and breach of fiduciary duty. De Kwiatkowski had made—and then lost—hundreds of millions of dollars by betting on the direction of Their lead lawyer turned out to be about a 300-pound fag from Long Island . . . At the time Cayne said this,
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Cock-sure - the meaning and origin of this phrase.
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Encyclopedia: Cocksure
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Cocksure is a novel by Mordecai Richler. It was first published in 1968 by McClelland and Stewart. A satirical work, the novel centres on Mortimer Griffin, a middle-class Anglican from Caribou, Ontari...
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After the big gamble on subprime mortgages that led to the current financial crisis, is there going to be an even bigger gamble, by putting the fate of a nation in the hands of a man whose only qualifications are Barack Obama has the kind of cocksure confidence that can only be achieved by not achieving anything else.
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The piece proceeds to examine cocksure decision-makers, asserting similarities in the folks at 2008 financial firms and British military planners during the ill-fated invasion of Gallipoli. Both groups were overconfident to disastrous effect, Mr. Gladwell argues.
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We have a Secretary of the Treasury! The Senate voted in Tim Geithner, despite the New York Fed chief's failure to pay $34,000 in taxes. "An honest mistake," says the White House's top flack. Oh? Italian Court Holds Mock Trial For CIA What Yesterday's Elections Actually Mean For Barack Obama...
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Lights Go Out on Nobu Boss The Tripping Point Cocksure [New Yorker]
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