Cockney
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Cockney is a noun meaning A native or inhabitant of parts of the East End of London.
Meaning
A native or inhabitant of parts of the East End of London.
More Meanings
- (obsolete) An effeminate person; a spoilt child.
Example Sentences
This great lubber, the world, will prove a cockney.
A young heir, or cockney, that is his mother's darling[…]
A cockney in a rural village was stared at as much as if he had entered a kraal of Hottentots.
Word Forms
- cockneys
Synonyms for cockney
Depending on context, synonyms include nancy, pansy, sissy.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include cockerney, englished, english, jonnock, northern.
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