Meaning

2 senses
  1. A native or inhabitant of parts of the East End of London.

    a native of the east end of London

  2. (obsolete)An effeminate person; a spoilt child.

Examples

3 sentences
  1. Tom speaks with a Cockney accent.

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  2. "How's the trouble and strife?" is an example of a sentence using Cockney rhyming slang.

    ru«How's the trouble and strife?» — пример предложения, использующего рифмованный сленг кокни.

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  3. "How's the trouble and strife?" is an example of a sentence using Cockney rhyming slang. It means "How's your wife?"

    ru«How's the trouble and strife?» — пример предложения с использованием рифмованного сленга кокни. Оно значит «Как поживает жена?».

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Translations

2 languages

Origin

See Cockney.

See Cockney.

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