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cockney Definition


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cockney
noun cockneys
    1a. loosely
      A native of London, especially of the East End;
      Form: Cockney (often)
    1b. strictly
      Someone born within the sound of Bow Bell.
      Form: Cockney (often)
    2. The dialect used by Cockneys.
adj
    1. Relating to Cockneys or their dialect.
Etymology: 17c in sense 1: from earlier cokeney a cock's egg ie a misshapen egg, later used as a contemptuous name for a town-dweller.



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