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Cockney is a dialect of the English language, mainly spoken in London and its environs, particularly by Londoners with working-class and lower middle-class roots. The term Cockney is also used as a demonym for a person from the East End, [1][2][3] or, traditionally, born within earshot of Bow Bells. [4][5][6]
Cockney, dialect of the English language traditionally spoken by working-class Londoners. Cockney is also often used to refer to anyone from London—in particular, from its East End.
The Cockney accent is one of the most famous and most widely imitated British accents. But it's more than just an accent; it's also a dialect with its own grammatical rules. This guide will take you through pronunciation and grammar, along with the famous Cockney rhyming slang, so you'll be sounding like an East Ender in no time flat!
Cockney rhyming slang is a traditional and fun extension of the British English language. It originated in the East End of London to conceal what people were saying - and is still used today by many East End residents, young and old. These residents are known as Cockneys. A 'Cockney' refers to the working-class Londoner, particularly those ...
In Dashiell Hammett's The Dain Curse, the protagonist exhibits familiarity with Cockney rhyming slang, referring to gambling at dice with the phrase "rats and mice." Cockney rhyming slang is one of the main influences for the dialect spoken in A Clockwork Orange (1962). [39]
If you plan to visit London, speak with Londoners understand TV shows and films set in London or characters from London then you need to understand the cockn...
The Cockney accent is undoubtedly one of the most distinctive and fascinating British accents: used not just by woman of the moment Adele, but also by actors including Sir Michael Caine, Jason Statham, and the late Barbara Windsor. Here’s everything you need to know about this charming and sometimes slightly confusing way of speaking.
Yet beyond the chimney sweep stereotype, Cockney is most famous for a peculiar feature: Cockney rhyming slang. Rhyming slang, for the uninitiated, can be incredibly confusing. At its core, all it does is take one concept and replace it with another.
What is a Cockney? One who has been born within the sound of Bow bells, a reference not, as often believed, to the eastern suburb of Bow, but to the church of Saint Mary le Bow, Cheapside, in the City of London.
noun. cock· ney ˈkäk-nē. plural cockneys. 1. obsolete. a. : a spoiled child. b. : a squeamish woman. 2. often capitalized. a. : a native of London and especially of the East End of London. b. : the dialect of London or of the East End of London. cockney adjective. cockneyfy. ˈkäk-ni-ˌfī. transitive verb. cockneyish. ˈkäk-nē-ish. adjective.