Cockney word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "cockney" word

[noun] the nonstandard dialect of natives of the east end of London
[noun] a native of the east end of London
[adjective] relating to or resembling a cockney; "Cockney street urchins"
[adjective] characteristic of Cockneys or their dialect; "cockney vowels"

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\Cock"ney\ (k[o^]k"n[y^]), n.; pl. {Cockneys} (-n[i^]z). [OE. cocknay, cokenay, a spoiled child, effeminate person, an egg; prob. orig. a cock's egg, a small imperfect egg; OE. cok cock + nay, neye, for ey egg (cf. {Newt}), AS. [ae]g. See 1st {Cock}, {Egg}, n.] 1. An effeminate person; a spoilt child. ``A young heir or cockney, that is his mother's darling.'' --Nash (1592). This great lubber, the world, will prove a cockney. --Shak. 2. A native or resident of the city of London; -- used contemptuously. A cockney in a rural village was stared at as much as if he had entered a kraal of Hottentots. --Macaulay.
\Cock"ney\, a. Of or relating to, or like, cockneys.

See also: English | English language | Londoner |

Related terms: baseborn, below the salt, Brooklynese, bundle of isoglosses, commoner, dialect dictionary, Everyman, Gullah, idiom, John Smith, linguistic island, lowborn, lowly, Midland, Midland dialect, New England dialect, ordinary, Pennsylvania Dutch, proletarian, provincialism, speech community, third-estate

The fun area, different aproach to word »cockney«

Let's analyse "cockney" as pure text. This string has Seven letters in Two syllables and Two vowels (In our algorithm Y is not counted as vowel, but in English language, sometimes it sounds like one). 28.6% of vowels is 10% less then average English word. Written in backwards: YENKCOC. Average typing speed for these characters is 1840 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: -.-. --- -.-. -.- -. . -.--

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: cockney: 6 + 5 = 11, reduced: 11 (or 9 if Y is vowel too). and the final result is Eleven.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: cockney: 3 + 6 + 3 + 2 + 5 + 5 + 7 = 31, reduced: 4, and the final result is Four.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
C (2)	3	Empress	Patient, Willful, Strong, Giving
E (1)	5	Hierophant	Wise, Crafty, Daring, Inventive
K (1)	11	Justice	Charismatic, Quick, Leader, Bold
N (1)	14	Temperance	Healer, Wise, Survivor, Crafty
O (1)	15	Devil	Optimist, Gamesman, Marketer, Hunter
Y (1)	25	Knight of Wands	Brave, Daring, Bold, Charismatic, Brash

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