transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkäk-nē ]
noun
( 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