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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024cock•ney /ˈkɑkni/USA pronunciation n., pl. -neys. - Language Varieties[countable* sometimes: Cockney] an inhabitant of the East End district of London, England.
- Language Varieties[uncountable* sometimes: Cockney] the speech of this population.
cock•ney, cock•ney•ish, adj.: a cockney accent. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024cock•ney (kok′nē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -neys, adj. n. - Language Varieties(sometimes cap.) a native or inhabitant of the East End district of London, England, traditionally, one born and reared within the sound of Bow bells.
- Language Varieties(sometimes cap.) the pronunciation or dialect of cockneys.
- [Obs.]
- a pampered child.
- a squeamish, affected, or effeminate person.
adj. - Language Varieties(sometimes cap.) of or pertaining to cockneys or their dialect.
- 1325–75; Middle English cokeney foolish person, literally, cock's egg (i.e., malformed egg), equivalent. to coken, genitive plural of cok cock1 + ey, Old English æg; cognate with German Ei, Old Norse egg egg
cock′ney•ish, adj. cock′ney•ish•ly, adv. |