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.”

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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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Other Word Forms

• cockneyfication
  noun

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Etymology

Origin of cockneyfy

First recorded in 1815–25; cockney + -fy

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Example Sentences

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cockneyfied

Quote Mr. Henry James about "the blistered sentiers of asphalt, the rock-bound caverns, the huge iron bridges spanning little muddy lakes, the whole, crowded, cockneyfied place."

From Fifth Avenue by Arthur Bartlett Maurice

Until this year no steamers had ever cockneyfied its secluded waters.

From Letters from High Latitudes by Lord Dufferin

Mr. Underwood, when he had first taken the place, had wished to expunge the name, feeling it to be cockneyfied, pretentious, and unalluring.

From Ralph the Heir by Anthony Trollope

But just contrast this with a commonplace, and wholly uninteresting cockneyfied suburb such as that wherein my delectable lot is cast, and then think of the difference.”

From Fordham's Feud by Bertram Mitford

But Loch Leven is too much cockneyfied by angling competitions; moreover, its pleasures are expensive. 

From Angling Sketches by Andrew Lang

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