Main Entry:

cock·ney

Pronunciation:

\ˈkäk-nē\

Function:

noun

Inflected Form(s):

plural cockneys

Etymology:

Middle English cokeney, literally, cocks' egg, from coken (genitive plural of cok cock) + ey egg, from Old English ǣg

Date:

14th century

1obsolete a: a spoiled child b: a squeamish woman2often 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