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Cockney

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Etymology

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First attested in Samuel Rowland's 1600The Letting of Humours Blood in the Head-Vaine as "a Bowe-bell Cockney", fromMiddle Englishcokenay(aspoiledchild; amilksop, aneffeminateman), used in the 16th c. by English country folk as a term of disparagement for city dwellers, of uncertain etymology. Possibly fromMiddle Englishcokeney(asmall,misshapenegg), fromcoken(cocks') +ey(egg) or from Cockney andCocknay, variants ofCockaigne, a mythical land of luxury (first attested in 1305) eventually used as a humorous epithet ofLondon. Comparecocker(tospoil achild).

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Adjective

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Cockney (notcomparable)

  1. (UK) From theEast End ofLondon, orLondongenerally.
  2. Of or relating to people from this area or their speech style.

Noun

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Cockney (pluralCockneys)

  1. (UK slang) AnyLondoner.
  2. (UK) ALondoner born withinearshot of the city'sBow Bells, or(now generically) anyworking-classLondoner.
    • 1617,Fynes Moryson,An Itinerary:
      Londoners, and all within the sound of Bow Bell, are in reproach calledCockneys.
    • 1617,John Minsheu,Ductor in Linguas:
      ACockney orCocksie, applied only to one born within the sound ofBow bell, that is in theCity of London.
    • 1848 November –1850 December,William Makepeace Thackeray, chapter 26, inThe History of Pendennis. [], volume(please specify |volume=I or II), London:Bradbury and Evans, [], published1849–1850,→OCLC:
      “Charming place, ma’am,” said he, bowing to the widow; “noble prospect—delightful to usCocknies, who seldom see anything but Pall Mall.”
    • 2000 December 18,BBC andBafta Tribute toMichael Caine,16:43-17:05:
      Parkinson: You made films before, but the part that really made your name wasZulu, wasn't it[] and there of course—againsttype—you played thetoff, you played the officer.
      Caine: I played the officer, yeah, and everybody thought I was like that. Everyone was so shocked when they met me, this likeCockney guy had played thistoffee-nosedgit.

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Cockney

  1. Thedialect oraccent of suchLondoners.

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