COCKNEY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Cockney mean? 

• COCKNEY (noun)
  The noun COCKNEY has 2 senses:

1. a native of the east end of London

2. the nonstandard dialect of natives of the east end of London

  Familiarity information: COCKNEY used as a noun is rare.

• COCKNEY (adjective)
  The adjective COCKNEY has 2 senses:

1. characteristic of Cockneys or their dialect

2. relating to or resembling a cockney

  Familiarity information: COCKNEY used as an adjective is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• COCKNEY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A native of the east end of London

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Cockney" is a kind of...):

Londoner (a native or resident of London)

Derivation:

cockney (characteristic of Cockneys or their dialect)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The nonstandard dialect of natives of the east end of London

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("cockney" is a kind of...):

English; English language (an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries)

Derivation:

cockney (characteristic of Cockneys or their dialect)

• COCKNEY (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Characteristic of Cockneys or their dialect

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context example:

cockney vowels

Pertainym:

cockney (the nonstandard dialect of natives of the east end of London)

Derivation:

cockney (the nonstandard dialect of natives of the east end of London)

Cockney (a native of the east end of London)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Relating to or resembling a cockney

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context example:

Cockney street urchins

Pertainym:

Cockney (a native of the east end of London)

 Context examples 

The Cockney’s body left the water; so did part of the shark’s.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

The proceedings might have opened by an impromptu bye-battle between the indignant cockney and the gentleman from Bristol, but a prolonged roar of applause broke in upon their altercation.

(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

And for the first time since the stabbing the Cockney had appeared outside the galley without his knife.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

So the King ’e sent one of his genelmen down to Figg and he said to him: ‘’Ere’s a cove vot cracks a bone every time ’e lets vly, and it’ll be little credit to the Lunnon boys if they lets ’im get avay vithout a vacking.’ So Figg he ups, and he says, ‘I do not know, master, but he may break one of ’is countrymen’s jawbones vid ’is vist, but I’ll bring ’im a Cockney lad and ’e shall not be able to break ’is jawbone with a sledge ’ammer.’ I was with Figg in Slaughter’s coffee-’ouse, as then vas, ven ’e says this to the King’s genelman, and I goes so, I does!

(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

But the Cockney was unabashed, though mad, stark mad.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

The Cockney strove in vain to protect himself from the infuriated boy.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

“I never ’ad none,” was the Cockney’s comment, as he gazed with lustreless, hopeless eyes into mine.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

And Mugridge kicked savagely, till the Kanaka, hanging on with one hand, seized the Cockney’s foot with the other.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

I remembered the Cockney’s way of putting it.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

It mastered it in you (you cannot deny it), because a crazy Cockney cook sharpened a knife.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)