Definition of cockneyism in English:
cockneyism
nounˈkɒknɪɪz(ə)mˈkɑkniˌɪzəm
A feature or style of speech or idiom characteristic of cockneys.
the programme gave idiotic cockneyisms national credence
mass noun getting a ticket for the match means feigning cockneyism
Example sentencesExamples
- Forget the trouble and strife (and I know what that's a cockneyism for!) forget the chores and the deadlines, forget that the nose is at the grindstone!
- He only offers that ‘dogs’ are US slang for feet, which doesn't help much as this is clearly a cockneyism.
- She greets them with sweet singsong cockneyisms that bear no resemblance to her smoky Afro-American jazz singing voice.
- This explanation is plausible but wrong; ‘captain’ is not a cockneyism.
Definition of cockneyism in US English:
cockneyism
nounˈkɑkniˌɪzəmˈkäknēˌizəm
A feature or style of speech or idiom characteristic of cockneys.
the program gave idiotic cockneyisms national credence
mass noun getting a ticket for the match means feigning cockneyism
Example sentencesExamples
- He only offers that ‘dogs’ are US slang for feet, which doesn't help much as this is clearly a cockneyism.
- She greets them with sweet singsong cockneyisms that bear no resemblance to her smoky Afro-American jazz singing voice.
- This explanation is plausible but wrong; ‘captain’ is not a cockneyism.
- Forget the trouble and strife (and I know what that's a cockneyism for!) forget the chores and the deadlines, forget that the nose is at the grindstone!