how to pronounce cockney

/ˈkɒk.ni/

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cockney is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of cockney in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… sir peter levine sir john cockney and …”

meanings of cockney

noun:

An effeminate person; a spoilt child.
A native or inhabitant of parts of the East End of London.
A Londoner born within earshot of the city's Bow Bells, or (now generically) any working-class Londoner.
The accent and speech mannerisms of these people.
Any Londoner.

adjective:

Of, or relating to these people or their accent.
From the East End of London, or London generally.

name:

The dialect or accent of such Londoners.

cockney frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word cockney occurs in english on average 2.9 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.