Cocky
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Cocky is the costumed rooster mascot that represents the University of South Carolina Gamecocks at athletic events and school functions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cocky canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T378767 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cocky Context triple: [South Carolina Gamecocks women’s basketball, mascot, Cocky]
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A.
Crazy
"Crazy" is a classic country ballad written by Willie Nelson and made famous by Patsy Cline, renowned for its poignant lyrics and timeless melody.
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B.
Dominate
The Dominate was the later, more autocratic phase of the Roman Empire characterized by centralized imperial authority, heavier bureaucracy, and a shift away from the earlier, more senatorial Principate system.
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C.
Unashamed
"Unashamed" is a song by Whitney Houston from her 2002 studio album "Just Whitney."
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D.
Glamour
Glamour is a popular international women's magazine known for its coverage of fashion, beauty, lifestyle, and celebrity culture.
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E.
Sark
Sark is a small, car-free island in the English Channel known for its rugged coastline, traditional feudal-style governance history, and designation as a Dark Sky Island.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cocky Target entity description: Cocky is the costumed rooster mascot that represents the University of South Carolina Gamecocks at athletic events and school functions.
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A.
Crazy
"Crazy" is a classic country ballad written by Willie Nelson and made famous by Patsy Cline, renowned for its poignant lyrics and timeless melody.
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B.
Dominate
The Dominate was the later, more autocratic phase of the Roman Empire characterized by centralized imperial authority, heavier bureaucracy, and a shift away from the earlier, more senatorial Principate system.
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C.
Unashamed
"Unashamed" is a song by Whitney Houston from her 2002 studio album "Just Whitney."
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D.
Glamour
Glamour is a popular international women's magazine known for its coverage of fashion, beauty, lifestyle, and celebrity culture.
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E.
Sark
Sark is a small, car-free island in the English Channel known for its rugged coastline, traditional feudal-style governance history, and designation as a Dark Sky Island.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
costumed character
ⓘ
university mascot ⓘ |
| affiliationType | NCAA Division I ⓘ |
| appearsAt |
baseball games of the South Carolina Gamecocks
ⓘ
basketball games of the South Carolina Gamecocks ⓘ football games of the South Carolina Gamecocks ⓘ university pep rallies ⓘ university promotional events ⓘ |
| associatedColor |
black
ⓘ
garnet ⓘ |
| associatedOrganization |
South Carolina Gamecocks cheerleading program
ⓘ
linked to:
South Carolina Gamecocks athletic program
University of South Carolina athletics department ⓘ
linked to:
South Carolina Gamecocks athletic program
|
| associatedWith | Columbia, South Carolina ⓘ |
| basedOn | gamecock ⓘ |
| category |
Bird mascots
ⓘ
College mascots in the United States ⓘ Fictional chickens ⓘ |
| conferenceAffiliation | Southeastern Conference ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| fictionalStatus | fictional character ⓘ |
| gender | male character ⓘ |
| homeVenue |
Colonial Life Arena
ⓘ
Founders Park ⓘ Williams-Brice Stadium ⓘ
linked to:
Williams–Brice Stadium
|
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| mascotOf |
South Carolina Gamecocks athletic teams
ⓘ
linked to:
South Carolina Gamecocks athletic program
University of South Carolina athletics ⓘ
linked to:
South Carolina Gamecocks athletic program
|
| nameRefersTo | confident or spirited attitude ⓘ |
| notableFor |
fan interaction
ⓘ
on-field performances ⓘ |
| represents |
South Carolina Gamecocks
ⓘ
linked to:
South Carolina Gamecocks athletic program
University of South Carolina ⓘ |
| representsConcept |
school pride
ⓘ
team spirit ⓘ university identity ⓘ |
| role |
cheerleading figure
ⓘ
entertainment at athletic events ⓘ school spirit symbol ⓘ |
| species | rooster ⓘ |
| sportContext | college athletics ⓘ |
| universityAffiliation | University of South Carolina ⓘ |
| usedFor |
community outreach events
ⓘ
fan engagement ⓘ marketing of University of South Carolina athletics ⓘ |
| wears |
South Carolina Gamecocks jersey
ⓘ
athletic shorts ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Cocky Description of subject: Cocky is the costumed rooster mascot that represents the University of South Carolina Gamecocks at athletic events and school functions.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.