cockney

[ kok-nee ]

/ ˈkɒk ni /

noun, plural cock·neys.

(sometimes initial capital letter) a native or inhabitant of the East End district of London, England, traditionally, one born and reared within the sound of Bow bells.

(sometimes initial capital letter) the pronunciation or dialect of cockneys.

Obsolete.

a pampered child.
a squeamish, affected, or effeminate person.

adjective

(sometimes initial capital letter) of or relating to cockneys or their dialect.

Origin of cockney

1325–75; Middle English cokeney foolish person, literally, cock's egg (i.e., malformed egg), equivalent to coken, genitive plural of cokcock¹ + ey,Old English æg; cognate with German Ei,Old Norse eggegg¹

OTHER WORDS FROM cockney

cock·ney·ish, adjectivecock·ney·ish·ly, adverb

Words nearby cockney

cockleert, cockler, cockleshell, cockles of one's heart, cockloft, cockney, cockney bream, cockneyfy, cockneyism, cock-of-the-rock, cock of the walk

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Example sentences from the Web for cockney

“Yes, I do,” he says with a Cockney accent so thick Judge Whitehead asks him to deliver his testimony while facing him.
The Stacks: The Judas Priest Teen Suicide Trial|Ivan Solotaroff|June 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They have been in situ all week, with tents, Union Jacks, and lashings of cockney wisdom.
Superfans Take Over Westminster Abbey|Tom Sykes|April 29, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Characters in the soap Eastenders, which charts the lives of cockney Londoners, call their children Chelsea.
Chelsy Davy, Prince Harry's Hard-Partying Royal Wedding Date|Tom Sykes|April 26, 2011|DAILY BEAST
The punk movement started here, as did the infamous Cockney Rhyming Slang.
Gal With a Suitcase|Jolie Hunt|November 21, 2009|DAILY BEAST

Geoff could almost have fancied there was a cockney twang about it.
Great Uncle Hoot-Toot|Mrs. Molesworth
"Thou shall not be a snob;" such is the first principle at present of Cockney ethics.
The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 4, July, 1851|Various
There was the faintest hint of Cockney impurity about the vowel sounds.
Mortal Coils|Aldous Huxley
It was not till the beginning of the 17th century that “cockney” appears to be confined to the inhabitants of London.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6|Various
“He is the greatest liar on (H) earth”—as the cockney said of the lapdog he often saw lying before the fire.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 1, December 18, 1841|Various

British Dictionary definitions for cockney

cockney

/ (ˈkɒknɪ) /

noun

(often capital) 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

the urban dialect of London or its East End

Australian a young snapper fish

adjective

characteristic of cockneys or their dialect of English

Derived forms of cockney

cockneyish, adjective

Word Origin for cockney

C14: from cokeney, literally: cock's egg, later applied contemptuously to townsmen, from cokene, genitive plural of cok cock 1 + ey egg 1

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单词	cockney
释义	cockney [ kok-nee ] / ˈkɒk ni / noun, plural cock·neys. (sometimes initial capital letter) a native or inhabitant of the East End district of London, England, traditionally, one born and reared within the sound of Bow bells. (sometimes initial capital letter) the pronunciation or dialect of cockneys. Obsolete. a pampered child. a squeamish, affected, or effeminate person. adjective (sometimes initial capital letter) of or relating to cockneys or their dialect. Origin of cockney 1325–75; Middle English cokeney foolish person, literally, cock's egg (i.e., malformed egg), equivalent to coken, genitive plural of cokcock¹ + ey,Old English æg; cognate with German Ei,Old Norse eggegg¹ OTHER WORDS FROM cockney cock·ney·ish, adjectivecock·ney·ish·ly, adverb Words nearby cockney cockleert, cockler, cockleshell, cockles of one's heart, cockloft, cockney, cockney bream, cockneyfy, cockneyism, cock-of-the-rock, cock of the walk Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cockney “Yes, I do,” he says with a Cockney accent so thick Judge Whitehead asks him to deliver his testimony while facing him. The Stacks: The Judas Priest Teen Suicide Trial\|Ivan Solotaroff\|June 28, 2014\|DAILY BEAST They have been in situ all week, with tents, Union Jacks, and lashings of cockney wisdom. Superfans Take Over Westminster Abbey\|Tom Sykes\|April 29, 2011\|DAILY BEAST Characters in the soap Eastenders, which charts the lives of cockney Londoners, call their children Chelsea. Chelsy Davy, Prince Harry's Hard-Partying Royal Wedding Date\|Tom Sykes\|April 26, 2011\|DAILY BEAST The punk movement started here, as did the infamous Cockney Rhyming Slang. Gal With a Suitcase\|Jolie Hunt\|November 21, 2009\|DAILY BEAST Geoff could almost have fancied there was a cockney twang about it. Great Uncle Hoot-Toot\|Mrs. Molesworth "Thou shall not be a snob;" such is the first principle at present of Cockney ethics. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 4, July, 1851\|Various There was the faintest hint of Cockney impurity about the vowel sounds. Mortal Coils\|Aldous Huxley It was not till the beginning of the 17th century that “cockney” appears to be confined to the inhabitants of London. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6\|Various “He is the greatest liar on (H) earth”—as the cockney said of the lapdog he often saw lying before the fire. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 1, December 18, 1841\|Various British Dictionary definitions for cockney cockney / (ˈkɒknɪ) / noun (often capital) 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 the urban dialect of London or its East End Australian a young snapper fish adjective characteristic of cockneys or their dialect of English Derived forms of cockney cockneyish, adjective Word Origin for cockney C14: from cokeney, literally: cock's egg, later applied contemptuously to townsmen, from cokene, genitive plural of cok cock 1 + ey egg 1 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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