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
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.
• (effeminate man): nancy, pansy, sissy; see also effeminate man
cockney (not comparable)
of, or relating to these people or their accent
• Traditionally, applies only to those born within earshot of the bells of St Mary-le-Bow, Cheapside
Cockney (not comparable)
From the East End of London, or London generally
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.
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
3 May 2025
(adjective) worth having or seeking or achieving; “a desirable job”; “computer with many desirable features”; “a desirable outcome”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.