cockney
noun
a native or inhabitant of the East End district of London, England, traditionally, one born and reared within the sound of Bow bells.
cockneys
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pluralof cockney.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The famous Bow-bell-birth definition of a Cockney is attributed to a 1571 sermon: "We are thorough out all the Realme called cockneys that are borne in London, or in the sounde of Bow bell."
From BBC ● Feb. 28, 2024
Some proper cockneys starred in the next all-London affair, eight years later, as West Ham saw off a Fulham side featuring their old mucker Bobby Moore.
From The Guardian ● May 27, 2017
"There's a couple of cockneys knocking about. There's a couple of chimney sweeps too. I've seen them."
From BBC ● Jan. 30, 2015
You want stiff-lipped men in bowler hats and cheeky cockneys with their thumbs on their waistcoats and fish on their heads.
From New York Times ● Jul. 26, 2012
But there, in the Conqueror’s tower, a constant ebb and flow of cockneys would be livening the frost.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
