cockneyfy

[ kok-ni-fahy ]

/ ˈkɒk nɪˌfaɪ /

verb (used with object), cock·ney·fied, cock·ney·fy·ing.

to give a cockney character to: to cockneyfy the word “horse” by pronouncing it “'orse.”

Nearby words

cockles of one's heart, cockleshell, cockloft, cockney, cockney bream, cockneyfy, cockneyism, cockpit, cockroach, cockscomb, cocksfoot

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

/ (ˈkɒknɪˌfaɪ) /

verb -fies, -fying or -fied

(tr) to cause (one's speech, manners, etc) to fit the stereotyped idea of a cockney

Derived Formscockneyfication or cocknification, noun

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