cockneyfy

[kok-ni-fahy]

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.”

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

(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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