26984 words

cockney

3 definitions • 3 examples
1
the type of speech used by people from the East End of London:

Examples:

You won't hear much real cockney spoken unless you go to the East End.
2
a person from the East End of London, who speaks cockney
3
relating to the type of speech used by people from the East End of London, or to a person from this area:

Examples:

cockney accent Rose's cockney accent was so strong that Sally-Anne could hardly understand her.
He was an East End boy familiar with cockney slang.

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