cockney
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noun \ˈkäk-nē\ plural cockneys
Definition of COCKNEY
1
obsolete a : a spoiled child b : a squeamish woman
2
often capitalized a : a native of London and especially of the East End of London b : the dialect of London or of the East End of London
— cockney adjective
— cock·ney·fy \ˈkäk-ni-ˌfī\ transitive verb
— cock·ney·ish \-nē-ish\ adjective
— cock·ney·ism \-ˌi-zəm\ noun
See Origin of COCKNEY
Middle English cokeney, literally, cocks' egg, from coken (genitive plural of cok cock) + ey egg, from Old English ǣg
First Known Use: 14th century
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