cockneyism

American  

[kok-nee-iz-uhm] / ˈkɒk niˌɪz əm /

noun

1. cockney quality or character.

2. a cockney peculiarity, as of speech.

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cockneyism British  

/ ˈkɒknɪˌɪzəm /

noun

1. a characteristic of speech or custom peculiar to cockneys

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Etymology

Origin of cockneyism

cockney + -ism

Example Sentences

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cockneyism

I trudged up the Mont Cavalier—it is a matter of five minutes—and having committed this cockneyism, enhanced it presently by another.

From A Little Tour of France by Pennell, Joseph

I trudge up the Mont Cavalier,--it is a matter of five minutes,--and having committed this cockneyism enhanced it presently by another.

From Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 3 France and the Netherlands, Part 1 by Halsey, Francis W. (Francis Whiting)

It is a cockneyism; and if you have fallen into the habit, it will require perhaps more perseverance than you imagine, to correct it.

From Five Hundred Mistakes of Daily Occurrence in Speaking, Pronouncing, and Writing the English Language, Corrected by Anonymous

Orson had bewildered them further by a sort of cockneyism of misappropriated letters.

From In a Little Town by Hughes, Rupert

The novel might, it is true, savor a little of Parisian cockneyism.

From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 11 by Mabie, Hamilton Wright