Cockney

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A native of the East End of London.
  • n. The dialect or accent of the natives of the East End of London.
  • adj. Of or relating to cockneys or their dialect.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. a native or inhabitant of parts of the East End of London
  • n. the accent and speech mannerisms of these people
  • adj. of, or relating to these people or their accent
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. An effeminate person; a spoilt child.
  • n. A native or resident of the city of London, especially one living in the East End district; -- sometimes used contemptuously.
  • n. the distinctive dialect of a cockney{2}.
  • adj. Of or relating to, or like, cockneys.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A spoiled child; hence, a foolish or effeminate person; a simpleton: often used as a term of reproach without a very clear signification.
  • n. In the following passages the meaning of the word is uncertain. It is conjectured to mean, in the first three, “a cock” or “a cook,” etc.; in the last, “a cook.”
  • n. A native or a permanent resident of London: used slightingly or by way of contempt, and generally with allusion to peculiarities of pronunciation or insularity or narrowness of views.
  • n. [capitalized] Same as Cockaigne, 2 (where see extract).
  • Pertaining to or like cockneys or Londoners: as, cockney conceit; cockney speech.
  • To pamper; fondle; cocker.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. the nonstandard dialect of natives of the east end of London
  • n. a native of the east end of London
  • adj. characteristic of Cockneys or their dialect
  • adj. relating to or resembling a cockney
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    english language    English    Londoner   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Hockney    Rockne   
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