Working-Class Terminology

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noun a native of East London, typically one belonging to the working class

adjective relating to or characteristic of a cockney or cockneys

  • The study of Cockney dialect reveals interesting linguistic patterns.
  • My Cockney friend always cracks me up with his jokes.
  • I love the Cockney rhyming slang used in East End markets.
  • Her Cockney accent is as thick as pea soup.