- cockneyism
- cock·ney·ism
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cockneyism
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Cockneyism — Cock ney*ism (k[o^]k n[i^]*[i^]z m), n. The characteristics, manners, or dialect, of a cockney. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cockneyism — [käk′nē iz΄əm] n. an idiom, pronunciation, quality, etc. characteristic of cockneys … English World dictionary
cockneyism — noun see cockney … New Collegiate Dictionary
cockneyism — /kok nee iz euhm/, n. 1. cockney quality or character. 2. a cockney peculiarity, as of speech. [COCKNEY + ISM] * * * ▪ literature the writing or the qualities of the writing of the 19th century English authors John Keats (Keats, John),… … Universalium
cockneyism — cock·ney·ism || kÉ‘knɪɪzm/ kÉ’k n. charasteristics or conduct of a cockney; idiom of a cockney … English contemporary dictionary
cockneyism — cock•ney•ism [[t]ˈkɒk niˌɪz əm[/t]] n. ling. peo a trait or feature, as of speech, characteristic of or peculiar to cockneys • Etymology: 1825–30 … From formal English to slang
cockneyism — /ˈkɒkniɪzəm/ (say kokneeizuhm) noun 1. cockney quality or usage. 2. a cockney peculiarity, as of speech …
cockneyism — nēˌizəm noun ( s) Etymology: cockney (I) + ism 1. a. : cockney manners, speech, or attitudes b. : the writing … Useful english dictionary
cockney — noun (plural cockneys) Etymology: Middle English cokeney, literally, cocks egg, from coken (genitive plural of cok cock) + ey egg, from Old English ǣg Date: 14th century 1. obsolete a. a spoiled child … New Collegiate Dictionary
cockneycality — noun /kɒknɪˈkælɪtɪ/ Something characteristically cockney; a cockneyism. Fragments of Haddington, of Comely Bank, of Craigenputtoch interweaved with cockneycalities into a very habitable whole … Wiktionary
