cockney

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a native of the east end of London
  2. noun the nonstandard dialect of natives of the east end of London
  3. adjective characteristic of Cockneys or their dialect

Etymology

See Cockney.

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