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Estuary English

or estuary English

noun

  1. a spoken variety of English influenced by cockney, London speech, and Received Pronunciation, used in London and southeastern England in the area of the Thames estuary.

estuary English

noun

  1. a variety of standard British English in which the pronunciation reflects various features characteristic of London and the Southeast of England

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Estuary English1

First recorded in 1980–85

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Estuary English1

C20: from the area around the Thames estuary where it originated

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