Die woordeboekbetekenis van die woord "koket" is: op 'n manier kenmerkend van 'n vrou wat flankeer of op 'n tergende, speelse manier optree om aandag of bewondering te trek. Dit kan ook verwys na iemand wat op 'n soortgelyke flirterige of tergende manier optree, ongeag geslag.
1. She extends her hand and gives her name again, but this time tilts her head coquettishly, which sends long, silky hair cascading over her shoulder.
2. She senses this and smiles coquettishly, moving her hand back to the outside of his shirt and then sliding it downward.
3. The fair girl shook her head coquettishly, and the other two urged her on.
4. This picturesque attire set him off to great advantage and when he had bound the scarf around his waist, and when his hat, placed coquettishly on one side, let fall on his shoulder a stream of ribbons, Franz was forced to confess that costume has much to do with the physical superiority we accord to certain nations.
5. She made sure he was watching closely and retained his attention by flicking her head coquettishly to the left, making eye contact over her shoulder.