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coquetry definition

co·quetry (kō′kə trē, kō ke′trē)

noun pl. coquetries -·ries

  1. the behavior or act of a coquette; flirting
  2. the act of trifling or dallying

Etymology: Fr coqueterie < coqueter: see coquet

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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