Cockney (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun, plural cock·neys.
  1. a native or inhabitant of the East End district of London, England, traditionally, one born and reared within the sound of Bow bells.
  2. the pronunciation or dialect of cockneys.
  3. Obsolete.
    • a pampered child.
    • a squeamish, affected, or effeminate person.
adjective
  1. of or relating to cockneys or their dialect.
noun
  1. a native of London, esp of the working class born in the East End, speaking a characteristic dialect of English. Traditionally defined as someone born within the sound of the bells of St Mary-le-Bow church
  2. the urban dialect of London or its East End
  3. a young snapper fish
adjective
  1. characteristic of cockneys or their dialect of English
Cockney (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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