Estuary English

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.

Origin of Estuary English

1
First recorded in 1980–85

Words Nearby Estuary English

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British Dictionary definitions for estuary English

estuary English

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

Origin of estuary English

1
C20: from the area around the Thames estuary where it originated

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