adj. (public schools’).—Stuck up; conceited; impudent.
1856. T. HUGHES, Tom Brown’s School-days, I. ix. p. 202. He’s the COXIEST young blackguard in the house—I always told you so. Ibid., p. 214. ‘Confoundly COXY those young rascals will get if we don’t mind,’ was the general feeling.
1882. T. A. GUTHRIE (‘F. Anstey’), Vice Versâ, ch. iv. ‘Now then young Bultitude, you used to be a decent fellow enough last term, though you were COXY. So, before we go any further—what do you mean by this sort of thing?’
