COCKNEY

Cockney

(adjective) relating to or resembling a cockney; “Cockney street urchins”

cockney

(adjective) characteristic of Cockneys or their dialect; “cockney vowels”

cockney

(noun) the nonstandard dialect of natives of the east end of London

Cockney

(noun) a native of the east end of London

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

cockney (plural cockneys)

a native or inhabitant of parts of the East End of London

the accent and speech mannerisms of these people

(obsolete) An effeminate person; a spoilt child.

Synonyms

• (effeminate man): nancy, pansy, sissy; see also effeminate man

Adjective

cockney (not comparable)

of, or relating to these people or their accent

Usage notes

• Traditionally, applies only to those born within earshot of the bells of St Mary-le-Bow, Cheapside

Etymology

Adjective

Cockney (not comparable)

From the East End of London, or London generally

Noun

Cockney (plural Cockneys)

(UK, slang) Any Londoner.

(UK) A Londoner born within earshot of the city's Bow Bells, or (now, generically) any working-class Londoner.

Proper noun

Cockney

The dialect or accent of such Londoners.

Source: Wiktionary

Cock"ney, n.; pl. Cockneys. Etym: [OE. cocknay, cokenay, a spoiled child, effeminate person, an egg; prob. orig. a cock's egg, a small imperfect egg; OE. cok cock + nay, neye, for ey egg (cf. Newt), AS. æg. See 1st Cock, Egg, n.]

1. An effeminate person; a spoilt child. "A young heir or cockney, that is his mother's darling." Nash (1592). This great lubber, the world, will prove a cockney. Shak.

2. A native or resident of the city of London; -- used contemptuosly. A cockney in a rural village was stared at as much as if he had entered a kraal of Hottentots. Macaulay.

Cock"ney, a.

Definition: Of or relating to, or like, cockneys.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition