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" (79 found)
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acadiananglo-indianaverage manbasebornbelow the saltbourgeoisbrooklynesebundle of isoglossescajuncanadian frenchclass dialectcommoncommon man
Noun(3 words)
Strong matches (24)
Related words (39)
little fellowlittle manlocal dialectlocalismlowlowbornlowbredlowlyman in the streetmeanmidlandmidland dialectnew england dialectnonclericalordinarypatoispennsylvania dutchplainplebplebeian
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proletarianprovincialismregional accentregionalismroturierrudeshabby-genteelspeech communitysubdialectthird-estateungenteelvulgaryankeeyorkshire
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8 entriesCockney accentCockney dialectCockney rhyming slangEast EndEast LondonLondon dialectglottal stopworking class London
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2 entriesSample sentences
13 total sentences available.
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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