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Coronation Street|kɒrəˈneɪʃən striːt| The name of a television series about the inhabitants of a street in a working-class area in northern England: used allusively to denote a typical street of this sort. Hence as adj., working-class.
1962Harper's Bazaar Aug. 31/1 In the heart of Britain's countless Coronation Streets. 1966Punch 24 Aug. 305/1 Dialogue mainly well-reported, but occasionally Coronation Street. 1966A. La Bern Goodbye Piccadilly x. 96 The only language difficulty you're likely to experience is understanding the Coronation Street accents. 1970J. Wainwright Prynter's Devil vii. 147 The area—lower working class—typical ‘Coronation Street’. |