cockney

/ˈkɑkni/
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Other forms: cockneys

Definitions of cockney
  1. noun
    the nonstandard dialect of natives of the east end of London
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    type of:
    English, English language
    an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
  2. adjective
    characteristic of Cockneys or their dialect
    “cockney vowels”
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