COCKNEY


Meaning of COCKNEY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkɔknɪ ]

n. & adj. --n. (pl. -eys) 1 a a native of East London, esp. one born within hearing of Bow Bells. b the dialect or accent typical of this area. 2 Austral. a young snapper fish, Chrysophrys auratus. --adj. of or characteristic of cockneys or their dialect or accent. øøcockneyism n. [ME cokeney cock's egg, later derog. for 'townsman']

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