cock|ney|ism

cock|ney|ism
cock|ney|ism «KOK nee ihz uhm», noun.
a cockney peculiarity of speech, custom, etc.; cockney quality: »

Men…had so steeped their brains in London literature as to mistake cockneyism for European culture (James Russell Lowell).


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  • ney — ab·ney; al·der·ney; at·tor·ney; bar·ney; champ·ney; chey·ney; chim·ney·less; chut·ney; ci·bo·ney; cock·ney·fy; cock·ney·ism; co·ney; cur·ney; gal·li·ney; gar·ga·ney; gaw·ney; gin·ney; goo·ney; gur·ney; gur·ney·ite; hack·ney·man; hi·ney; hin·ney;… …   English syllables

  • cock — bab·cock; baw·cock; bil·cock; cock; cock·ad·ed; cock·aigne; cock·al; cock·a·lo·rum; cock·a·ma·roo; cock·an·dy; cock·a·pert; cock·a·rouse; cock·a·tiel; cock·a·too; cock·a·touche; cock·a·trice; cock·a·wee; cock·bell; cock·bill; cock·boat;… …   English syllables

  • cockneyism — cock·ney·ism …   English syllables

  • cockneyism — cock•ney•ism [[t]ˈkɒk niˌɪz əm[/t]] n. ling. peo a trait or feature, as of speech, characteristic of or peculiar to cockneys • Etymology: 1825–30 …   From formal English to slang

  • Cockneyism — Cock ney*ism (k[o^]k n[i^]*[i^]z m), n. The characteristics, manners, or dialect, of a cockney. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • ma — abo·ma; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; abro·ma; ab·u·ku·ma·lite; abu·lo·ma·nia; acan·tho·chei·lo·ne·ma; ac·an·tho·ma; acan·tho·so·ma; ac·cla·ma·tion; ac·cli·ma·ta·tion; ac·cli·ma·tion; ac·cli·ma·ti·za·tion; ac·cli·ma·tize; acel·da·ma; acho·ma·wi;… …   English syllables

  • li — ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; acan·tho·ceph·a·li; acan·tho·li·mon; aceph·a·li·na; acet·y·li·za·tion; acho·li; ade·lo·spon·dy·li; ae·go·li·us; ae·o·li·an·ly; ae·tha·li·oid;… …   English syllables

  • AL — AL; Al; al·a·ba·do; al·a·bam·ine; al·a·ban·dite; al·a·barch; al·a·bas·trine; al·a·bas·trum; al·a·cre·a·tine; al·a·gui·lac; al·a·ite; al·a·lite; al·a·lon·ga; al·a·lus; al·a·man·dine; al·a·me·da; al·a·mi·qui; al·a·mo; al·a·mos·ite; al·a·nine;… …   English syllables

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