Hilary Duff

Girls bat their eyelashes and act like they don't know anything in front of guys they like, or give a little bit of eye contact, but not too much, or a bit of touching. Or being coy. Sure, I do a bit of that.

American Actress

Mario Cuomo

There is no basis to say I'm being coy about running for president. If I chose to explore the presidency, I wouldn't do it in a backward way. I'll say, 'I'm exploring the presidency.

American Politician

Jim Walton

I'm not trying to be coy here; we're just not prepared to give a lot of detail about our thinking, but we will be making some announcements in the coming months.

American Businessman

Diablo Cody

I have never been an ambitious person, and my participation in this industry is a fluke, but only male writers can afford to be coy and self-deprecating.

American Writer

Joseph Brodsky

My poems getting published in Russia doesn't make me feel in any fashion, to tell you the truth. I'm not trying to be coy, but it doesn't tickle my ego.

American Poet

Dimple Kapadia

I think all my life's story is condensed in my face. It is neither innocent nor coy. It speaks volumes.

Indian Actress

J. J. Abrams

I'm not trying to be coy or manipulative or Machiavellian, I want to spark people's imaginations.

American Director

Andrew Marvell

Had we but world enough, and time, this coyness, lady, were no crime.

English Writer

Yuzvendra Chahal

I'm like a coy and go into my shell when I face girls.

Danielle Colby

American Celebrity

The word 'coy' often suggests a playful form of flirtation, not serious shyness.

Flirtatious Context

'Coy' can imply someone is pretending to be modest for attention or to seem appealing.

False Modesty

Being coy can suggest holding back information intentionally, often to create intrigue or suspense.

Hiding Information

Using 'coy' indicates someone might be avoiding a straight answer or commitment.

Avoiding Directness

In negotiations, being coy can be a strategic choice to gain a better position.

Tactical Advantage

The word can imply a manipulative element, using ambivalence to influence a situation.

Subtle Manipulation

 mean nobody seems to keep up that positive attitude better than you and anytime you didn't catch any fish in this episode but you always kind of like that little coy smile on your face makes you think that you're about to catch one you know one thing I do know is as hot as it gets at times and I admit at times I do get discouraged and that's what's

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 Like an actor delivering their lines, ballerinas can execute their movements to convey a wide range of emotion. Aurora can be elegant and restrained, throwing her arms in independence from her suitors. Or she can be coy and flirtatious, descending from en pointe with grace and knowing confidence.

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 and from Dante to Dublin slang. As suggested by the title, some of these allusions revolve around Homer's "Odyssey." Each chapter is named after a character or episode from the "Odyssey," but the literary references are often coy, debatable, sarcastic, or disguised.

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 women were really coy about their age. “Oh, a lady never tells her age.” My mom never subscribed to that. She was always proud of her age. As a matter of fact, she believes you may not tell your age, but your hands and your neck will.

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 of what males and females are like. So that males are always supposed to be dominant and aggressive, and females are passive and coy. But that's just not the case. So for example, take katydids,

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 daughters now she's a grandmother and the coy Tagore pride has a third generation it's one of NAB O's daughters who was given birth to these young cubs these little guys are the grandchildren

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 master known by the artist name hoary coy hoary cow uses a time-honored design that allows wearers to keep their ink hidden under their clothes these suits of tattoo are left bare in

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 both you and the female are promiscuous each of you mates with several other octopods from this part of the sea all the time so what's with all this coyness

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 shouting big red gets her way and manages to avoid a mating altogether once she's decided she's ready she won't be so coy

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