cockney

n. லண்டன் நகரத்தான், நகர அனுபவமும் அறிவும் மட்டுமே உள்ளவன், லண்டன் நகரத்துப்பேச்சு வகை, (பெ.) லண்டன் நகரில் பிறந்தவர்க்குரிய இயல்புள்ள.

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Cock"ney, n.; pl. Cockneys. Etym: [OE. cocknay, cokenay, a spoiled child, effeminate person, an egg; prob. orig. a cock's egg, a small imperfect egg; OE. cok cock + nay, neye, for ey egg (cf. Newt), AS. æg. See 1st Cock, Egg, n.] 1. An effeminate person; a spoilt child. "A young heir or cockney, that is his mother's darling." Nash (1592). This great lubber, the world, will prove a cockney. Shak. 2. A native or resident of the city of London; -- used contemptuosly. A cockney in a rural village was stared at as much as if he had entered a kraal of Hottentots. Macaulay. Cock"ney, a. Defn: Of or relating to, or like, cockneys.