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cockneyer

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cock⋅ney

[kok-nee] noun, plural -neys, adjective
–noun
1. (sometimes initial capital letter) a native or inhabitant of the East End district of London, England, traditionally, one born and reared within the sound of Bow bells.
2. (sometimes initial capital letter) the pronunciation or dialect of cockneys.
3. Obsolete.
a. a pampered child.
b. a squeamish, affected, or effeminate person.
–adjective
4. (sometimes initial capital letter) of or pertaining to cockneys or their dialect.

Origin:
1325–75; ME cokeney foolish person, lit., cock's egg (i.e., malformed egg), equiv. to coken, gen. pl. of cok cock 1 + ey, OE æg; c. G Ei, ON egg egg


cock⋅ney⋅ish, adjective
cock⋅ney⋅ish⋅ly, adverb
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