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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
See Cockney.
Noun
cockney (plural cockneys)
- A native or inhabitant of parts of the East End of London.
- (obsolete) An effeminate person; a spoilt child.
c. 1601–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Twelfe Night, or What You Will”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies (First Folio), London: Isaac Iaggard, and Ed Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, :This great lubber, the world, will prove a cockney.
Synonyms
Derived terms
Translations
a native or inhabitant of parts of the East End of London
Adjective
cockney (not comparable)
- Alternative form of Cockney
Proper noun
cockney
- Alternative form of Cockney
French
Noun
cockney m (plural cockneys)
- cockney
Further reading
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈkɔ.ki.ni/, /ˈkɔk.ni/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈkɔk.ni/, /ˈkɔ.ki.ni/
Noun
cockney m or f by sense (plural cockneys)
- cockney (a native or inhabitant of parts of the East End of London)
Noun
cockney m (uncountable)
- cockney (English dialect of the White lower class of London)