Meaning
A vulgar Jamaican word for the penis, from 'cock'. Crude and sexual, it is common in dancehall lyrics and coarse everyday speech, and it belongs strictly to the explicit, adult register, unfit for polite, formal, or family settings. It is documented here for understanding — and to flag that it is quite unrelated to the English adjective 'cocky' (arrogant), which can catch out the unwary outsider — not for respectable use, sitting among the blunt terms the language carries for the genitals in its frankest talk.
Examples
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As a noun in Patois it means the penis, not 'arrogant'.
As a noun in Patois it means the penis, not 'arrogant'.
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It appears in explicit dancehall lyrics about sex.
It appears in explicit dancehall lyrics about sex.
Origin
From 'cock' (an old vulgar English word for the penis) with the Patois '-y' ending; unrelated to the adjective 'cocky' (conceited).
How it’s used
Documentation only. Vulgar and sexual. Beware the clash with English 'cocky' (arrogant).