noun. A native of the East End of London.

noun. The dialect or accent of the natives of the East End of London.

adjective. Relating to cockneys or their dialect.

noun. A spoiled child; hence, a foolish or effeminate person; a simpleton: often used as a term of reproach without a very clear signification.

noun. In the following passages the meaning of the word is uncertain. It is conjectured to mean, in the first three, “a cock” or “a cook,” etc.; in the last, “a cook.”

noun. A native or a permanent resident of London: used slightingly or by way of contempt, and generally with allusion to peculiarities of pronunciation or insularity or narrowness of views.

noun. [capitalized] Same as Cockaigne, 2 (where see extract).

Pertaining to or like cockneys or Londoners: as, cockney conceit; cockney speech.

To pamper; fondle; cocker.

noun. An effeminate person; a spoilt child.

noun. A native or resident of the city of London, especially one living in the East End district; -- sometimes used contemptuously.

noun. the distinctive dialect of a cockney{2}.

adjective. Of or relating to, or like, cockneys.

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

noun. the accent and speech mannerisms of these people

adjective. of, or relating to these people or their accent

noun. the nonstandard dialect of natives of the east end of London

noun. a native of the east end of London

adjective. characteristic of Cockneys or their dialect

adjective. relating to or resembling a cockney

"The first recorded use of the word cockney was in 1521 to suggest an urban fool, a man who believed in an egg laid by a cockerel."

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