cockerney
cockerney is the pronunciation spelling of cockney.
Meaning of cockney
Noun
cockney (plural cockneys)
- A native or inhabitant of parts of the East End of London.
- A cockney in a rural village was stared at as much as if he had entered a kraal of Hottentots.1849–1861, Thomas Babington Macaulay, chapter III, in The History of England from the Accession of James the Second, volume (please specify |volume=I to V), London: Longman, Brown, Green, and...
- An effeminate person; a spoilt child.
- A young heir, or cockney, that is his mother's darling[…]1592, Thomas Nashe, Pierce Penniless
- Synonyms:
- nancy
Adjective capitalized: Cockerney
Cockerney (comparative more Cockerney, superlative most Cockerney)
Noun capitalized: Cockerney
Cockerney (plural Cockerneys)
- Pronunciation spelling of Cockney.
- I told her I'm a Cockerney. Her uncle is a sailor too.1939, Time, vol 4, part 2, page 61
Forms of cockerney
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more cockerney |
| superlative | most cockerney |
| comparative | more Cockerney |
| superlative | most Cockerney |
| Noun | |
| plural | cockerneys |
| plural | Cockerneys |
Origin of cockerney
Imitative of cockney pronunciation, with epenthesis.
Imitative of cockney pronunciation.
Questions about cockerney
- What is cockerney the pronunciation spelling of?
- Cockerney is the pronunciation spelling of cockney.
- What part of speech is cockerney?
- Cockerney can be an adjective or a noun.
Words near cockerney in the dictionary
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