The Cockney mode of speech, with its unpleasant twang, is a modern corruption without legitimate credentials, and is unworthy of being the speech of any person in the capital city of the Empire.
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Cockney
Synonyms for "cockney" (92 found)
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Polish
1 entries- cockney noun (a native or inhabitant of parts of the East End of London)
Portuguese
1 entries- cockney noun (a native or inhabitant of parts of the East End of London)
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Tom speaks with a Cockney accent.
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"How's the trouble and strife?" is an example of a sentence using Cockney rhyming slang.
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"How's the trouble and strife?" is an example of a sentence using Cockney rhyming slang. It means "How's your wife?"
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