coquet

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions

Etymology

Borrowed from French coquet (“little cockerel”), from coq (“cockerel”) + -et (“masculine diminutive suffix”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

chat up, flirt, dally, butterfly, coquette, romance, philander, mash

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