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Coy meaning
Bashful, shy, retiring. | Quiet, reserved, modest. | Reluctant to give details about something sensitive; notably prudish.
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And Gow himself invited porn star to a paid campus speaking gig, the kind of coy but in-your-face behavior weirdos with respectable public personae engage in.
And when I ask if she has had any more acting offers yet, it’s the first time her response is coy.
Asked whether he was captain, Porecki was coy and instead stayed on message by saying the team was just discovering Skelton had gone for scans.
But Coy Marlon voted for the Bill too!
Commissioners Janice Stoutt, Ronnie Skelton, Coy Levons and Bernadine Louis resigned before the Commission submitted its report.
Coy insisted that he had turned over all the necessary thumb drives.
Denver also got wide receiver Brandon Johnson back from injured reserve, but Head Coach Sean Payton was coy with whether or not he’ll be active.
Gated communities have, in the past, featured heavily in the difficulties in collecting data, according to Coy, but she said that STATIN has found workarounds to minimise the effects of the problem.
He isn’t coy about his film’s allusions to : in the opening scene he shows Ralphie’s eyes in the front mirror, darting back and forth like a gig-economy Travis Bickle, catching a glimpse of a woman breast-feeding in the back seat.
Hochul had played coy for more than a week about whether she would sign the pay raise bill following a special session last week called by Stewart-Cousins and Heastie.
Indeed, the book chronicles this particular photographer’s ‘adventures’ in trying to capture the legendarily coy trumpeter.
I think Daboll’s doing a great job but he’s not COY.
Kaizer Chiefs head coach Molefi Ntseki is still coy on one of the club’s ongoing transfer targets.
Listening (from second left) are auditor and taxation specialist, Allison Peart; conference chair, Dr. Indianna Minto-Coy; and Special Advisor to the UWI’s Vice Chancellor on Resource Development, Minna Israel.
Manager Erik ten Hag was coy on the issue on Wednesday night, reluctant to give any information until Shaw was assessed.
Marvel Studios has surprisingly been coy about whether the assumed crossover will happen.
Robinson, earning very early consideration for an All-Defense selection, was coy afterward and didn’t want to gloat.
Ruffalo played it coy when asked if fellow MCU veteran Robert Downey Jr. will ever suit up as the Armored Avenger again during a panel at Emerald City Comic Con 2023.
Still, Rob Burton is coy about his intent to use the enhanced powers that the province has granted to him and 25 other Ontario mayors.
The 1999 World Cup-winning great was coy when asked about his interest in the role on Thursday, but admitted he was keen to help Australian rugby in any way he could.