📖 Definitions of "Cockney"
noun
- 1
A native or inhabitant of parts of the East End of London
- 2
The accent and speech mannerisms of these people
- 3
An effeminate person; a spoilt child.
adjective
- 1
Of, or relating to these people or their accent
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Cockney"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| cockerneynoun | Pronunciation spelling of cockney. |
| londonish | Having to do with, like, or of London, a city in England. |
| englishish | (nonstandard, rare, informal) Characteristic of English people or their language or culture. |
| britishnoun | The citizens or inhabitants of the United Kingdom. |
| london-centric | (UK) Centred on or based in London, England. |
| little englandish | Characteristic of Little Englanders. |
| londiniannoun | Of or relating to the city of London, England, or to its earlier stage, Londinium. |
| londonward | Toward the city of London. |
| englishy | Somewhat English. |
| oxfordishnoun | (UK, colloquial) Resembling or characteristic of the English city of Oxford. |
| englished | Anglicised |
| englishnoun | Of or pertaining to England. |
| british englishnoun | The English language as written and spoken in the United Kingdom; (often) that which is spoken in both the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth of Nations, considered as a single variety. |
| east angliannoun | A native or inhabitant of East Anglia. |
| britishernoun | (now chiefly Canada, US, India) A Briton. |
| jonnock | (UK, regional, obsolete) Honest. |
| kentishnoun | Of or relating to Kent or its inhabitants. |
| angliannoun | Of or pertaining to the Angles (Germanic people). |
| cestriannoun | A native or inhabitant of any of the places called Chester (or Chester-le-Street, etc), especially Chester, England. |
| northernnoun | An inhabitant of the northern regions; a northerner. |
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