coquet v : talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions; "The guys always try to chat up the new secretaries"; "My husband never flirts with other women" [syn: chat up, flirt, dally, butterfly, coquette, romance, philander, mash] [also: coquetting, coquetted]

English

Etymology

From coq cockerel + -et masculine diminutive suffix = “little cockerel”.

Pronunciation

• /ˈkɒk.ɛt/

Noun

1. A flirtatious female; a coquette.
2. A flirtatious male.

Verb

1. Act as a flirt or coquet.
2. Waste time; dally.

Derived terms

• coquettish

Translations

Coquet may refer to:

• Coquet (person), a flirtatious person
• River Coquet, a river of Northumberland

See also

• Coquet Island
• Coquette