Jockney

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

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Noun
  1. 1
    A Scot who lives in London. slang

    "'It's a Jockney pub,' he explains, making me wonder whether my thoughts were on air too. Sure enough, I ended up in the Globe. It was like a visit to the old Barras. It was like a little Glasgow."

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"'It's a Jockney pub,' he explains, making me wonder whether my thoughts were on air too. Sure enough, I ended up in the Globe. It was like a visit to the old Barras. It was like a little Glasgow."

Etymology

Blend of jock + cockney.

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