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cockneyfy

American  
[kok-ni-fahy] / ˈkɒk nɪˌfaɪ /

verb (used with object)

cockneyfied, cockneyfying

  1. to give a cockney character to.

    to cockneyfy the word “horse” by pronouncing it “ 'orse.”
cockneyfy British  
/ ˈkɒknɪˌfaɪ /

verb

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

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Etymology

Origin of cockneyfy

First recorded in 1815–25; cockney + -fy

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