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

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