cockney

[US]/'kɔkni/
[UK]/ˈkɑkni/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. Londoner; London accent
adj. Londoner; dialectal
Word Forms
Pluralcockneys

Phrases & Collocations

Cockney accent

Cockney slang

Cockney culture

Example Sentences

Cockney is a dialect of English.

she rather overdoes the early cockney scenes.

his accent was a peculiar mixture of Cockney and American.

A true cockney is born within the sound of the bells of St Mary-Le-Bow church.

he had a thick Cockney accent—he sounded like my grandad actually.

Let me hear the most refined of Cockneys presume to find fault with Yorkshire manners!

Also, cockneys no longer need to be white and Anglo-Saxon; there are Italian, West Indian, Jewish and Pakistani cockneys.

Real-world Examples

What's the best cockney term that he's taught you?

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So, to have a butcher's is cockney rhyming slang.

Source: Grandpa and Grandma's English and American Pronunciation Class

So cockney rhyming slang. I'm Hank Marvin. I'm starving.

Source: Leila and Sabrah's idioms English class

I'll give you a point for cockney rhyming slang.

Source: Grandpa and Grandma's English and American Pronunciation Class

Well, the reason why is because really that's only kind of use with cockney accents.

Source: Elliot teaches British English.

Number eight: a little bit of cockney rhyming slang for you, Hank Marvin.

Source: Leila and Sabrah's idioms English class

For example, a cockney accent of the working class London is markedly different than the Queen's Received Pronunciation.

Source: English Accent Showdown

This happens a lot in London, especially with the cockney accent, but people do it all over the south.

Source: Elliot teaches British English.

Have a butcher's. I know this is cockney rhyming slang but I don't know what it means. I've forgotten.

Source: Grandpa and Grandma's English and American Pronunciation Class

And if you'd like a video on cockney rhyming slang, please let us know in the comments.

Source: Grandpa and Grandma's English and American Pronunciation Class

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