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cockneyfy

[kok-ni-fahy]
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verb (used with object), cock·ney·fied, cock·ney·fy·ing.
  1. to give a cockney character to: to cockneyfy the word “horse” by pronouncing it “'orse.”
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Origin of cockneyfy

First recorded in 1815–25; cockney + -fy
Related formscock·ney·fi·ca·tion, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for cockneyfy

cockneyfy

cocknify

verb -fies, -fying or -fied
  1. (tr) to cause (one's speech, manners, etc) to fit the stereotyped idea of a cockney
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Derived Formscockneyfication or cocknification, noun
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