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—cockneyfication, n./kok"ni fuy'/, v.t., cockneyfied, cockneyfying.to give a cockney character to: to cockneyfy the word "horse" by pronouncing it "'orse."[1815-25; COCKNEY + -FY]
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Cockneyfy — Cock ney*fy ( f[imac]), v. t. [Cockney + fy.] To form with the manners or character of a cockney. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cockneyfy — [käk′nē fī΄, käk′nifī΄] vt. cockneyfied, cockneyfying to give a cockney quality to (one s speech, manner, etc.) … English World dictionary
cockneyfy — verb To make cockney; to vulgarize. There certainly are a set of John Bulls, both male and female, who would cockneyfy every spot on the globe they might visit mdash; even the very pyramids … Wiktionary
cockneyfy — transitive verb see cockney … New Collegiate Dictionary
cockneyfy — v. give a cockney nature or character to … English contemporary dictionary
cockneyfy — cock·ney·fy … English syllables
cockneyfy — /ˈkɒknəfaɪ/ (say koknuhfuy) verb (t) (cockneyfied, cockneyfying) to give a cockney character to. Also, cocknify …
cockneyfy — … Useful english dictionary
cockney — noun (plural cockneys) Etymology: Middle English cokeney, literally, cocks egg, from coken (genitive plural of cok cock) + ey egg, from Old English ǣg Date: 14th century 1. obsolete a. a spoiled child … New Collegiate Dictionary
cocknify — transitive verb see cockneyfy * * * cockˈneyfy or cockˈnify transitive verb To make Cockney • • • Main Entry: ↑cockney … Useful english dictionary
