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  Estuary English

  noun

  a spoken variety of English influenced by cockney, London speech, and Received Pronunciation, used in London and southeastern England in the area of the Thames estuary.
• estuary English
  estuary English

  noun

  a variety of standard British English in which the pronunciation reflects various features characteristic of London and the Southeast of England

Estuary English

American  

Or estuary English

noun

1. a spoken variety of English influenced by cockney, London speech, and Received Pronunciation, used in London and southeastern England in the area of the Thames estuary.

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estuary English British  

noun

1. a variety of standard British English in which the pronunciation reflects various features characteristic of London and the Southeast of England

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Etymology

Origin of Estuary English

First recorded in 1980–85

Example Sentences

Estuary English is spoken across the South-East, particularly in parts of Essex, and is similar to how TV personality Stacey Dooley, singers Olly Murs and Adele or The Repair Shop's Jay Blades talk.

From BBC • Nov. 2, 2023