English edit

Etymology edit

cocksman +‎ -ship

Noun edit

cocksmanship (uncountable)

  1. Stereotypically aggressive male behaviour.
  2. (US, vulgar) Male sexual ability or prowess.
    • 1976, Paddy Chayefsky, Network, spoken by Max Schumacher (William Holden):
      Why is it that a woman always thinks that the most savage thing she can say to a man is to impugn his cocksmanship?
    • 2019 April 14, Alex McLevy, “Winter is Here on Game of Thrones’ Final Season Premiere (Newbies)”, in The A.V. Club[1], archived from the original on 18 December 2020:
      It plays as elegant, for the most part—or at least as elegant as can be imagined when you've got Euron Greyjoy trying to rate his cocksmanship against Cersei's late husband and brother.