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Added 9 October 2026

cockney

noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about cockney at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A native of the east end of London.
The nonstandard dialect of natives of the east end of London.

adjective

Characteristic of Cockneys or their dialect.
cockney vowels
Relating to or resembling a cockney.
Cockney street urchins

Origin

See Cockney.

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