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cockneyism

cockneyism noun: the characteristics, manners, or dialect of a Cockney.

Noun

cockneyism (countable and uncountable, plural cockneyisms)

  1. The characteristics, manners, or dialect of a Cockney.
  2. A Cockney phrase or idiom.

Forms of cockneyism

pluralcockneyisms
alternative formCockneyism

Questions about cockneyism

What does cockneyism mean?
Cockneyism means the characteristics, manners, or dialect of a Cockney.
What part of speech is cockneyism?
Cockneyism is a noun.
What is the plural of cockneyism?
The plural of cockneyism is cockneyisms.

Words near cockneyism in the dictionary

  1. cockneyised
  2. cockneyises
  3. Cockneyish
  4. cockneyishly
  5. cockneyising
  6. cockneyism
  7. cockneyisms
  8. cockneyize
  9. cockneyized
  10. cockneyizes
  11. cockneyizing

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