cockney
鸡鸣语,鸡鸣人,鸡婆,鸡鸣
Definitions
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plural cock·neys.
- : a native or inhabitant of the East End district of London, England, traditionally, one born and reared within the sound of Bow bells.
- : the pronunciation or dialect of cockneys.
- : Obsolete. a pampered child.a squeamish, affected, or effeminate person.
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- : of or relating to cockneys or their dialect.
Examples
“Yes, I do,” he says with a Cockney accent so thick Judge Whitehead asks him to deliver his testimony while facing him.
But on the big screen, this bullish Brit transformed into the quintessential Cockney accented tough guy with a big heart.
They have been in situ all week, with tents, Union Jacks, and lashings of cockney wisdom.
Characters in the soap Eastenders, which charts the lives of cockney Londoners, call their children Chelsea.
His candid cockney-accented vocal stylings still reverberate through the Brit pop of today.
"Come in," said a Cockney voice shrill with youth, in answer to her tap; and the child obeyed.
Here the Scot entered into explanations which threw the Cockney's brain into a complete muddle.
The dank vapours of Covent Garden are sweet in the nostrils of many a cockney reveller.
The little cockney children circle around me to get a view from all sides.
If he be a Cockney soldier he will repeat the word: "'Orspital, mate—lor' luv ye, wish I wuz back!"