ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD COCKNEY
From cokeney, literally: cock's egg, later applied contemptuously to townsmen, from cokene, genitive plural of cokcock1 + eyegg1.
3 QUOTES WITH «COCKNEY»
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cockney.
I actually had a cockney accent before I went to drama school. It's softened up a bit.
My parents went through the dictionary looking for a beautiful name, nearly called me Banyan, flicked on a few pages and came to China, which is cockney rhyming slang for mate.
It was great to play an ex-marine cockney thug. All my roles are as different as the colours of the rainbow.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COCKNEY»
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cockney in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
cockney and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Bible Stories in
Cockney Rhyming Slang
From Adam and Eve to the Resurrection, the book presents well-known stories in an original and accessible way for everybody to enjoy. The stories are ideal for performance or equally for personal use.
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Poetry and Politics in the
Cockney School: Keats, Shelley, ...
This 1999 book not only demonstrates convincingly that a 'Cockney School' existed, but shows that it was committed to putting literature in the service of social, cultural, and political reform.
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The Little Book of
Cockney Rhyming Slang
Would you Adam and Eve it! The Little Book of Cockney Rhyming Slang is back and bigger than ever in this new revised and expanded edition.
Elizabeth McLaren Kirkpatrick, Betty Kirkpatrick, 2002
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Cockney. Its Characteristics and Its Influence on ...
The Cockney dialect was long frowned upon by anyone who felt superior to this allegedly substandard, uneducated and vulgar manner of speaking.
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The Ultimate
Cockney Geezer's Guide to Rhyming Slang
Would you Adam and Eve it? Over a hundred years after it was first heard on the streets of Ye Olde London Towne, Cockney rhyming slang is still going strong, and this book contains the most comprehensive and entertaining guide yet.
Will she stay true to Vic, the man she really loves? 'Carol Rivers has captured the true spirit and resilient characters of East London' Jean Fullerton, author of A Glimpse of Happiness
Eighteen-year-old Irene Angel lives with her parents in a tiny room above the shop where her crippled mother ekes out a living selling pickles and sauces, whilst her charming but feckless father Billy gambles away what little money they do ...
Following the evacuation experience, with its ups and downs, and his run-in with the bullying billeting officer to whom he owes the title of the novel, an eccentric youth-club leader, whose motives are never quite clear, enters the story to ...
Life through the eyes of the Cockney Sparrow, from a cheeky 8 year old streetwise boy with little education, to conquering a computer to write this book at 78.
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Cockney and Estuary English - a comparison
This comparison and combination results from the question in how far Cockney as one of the two main reference dialects of Estuary English has influenced this rather new accent which recently has gained a lot of public attention.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COCKNEY»
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cockney is used in the context of the following news items.
Masayuki Suo reimagines 'My Fair Lady' for modern day Japan
It is the same challenge faced by Eliza Doolittle, the Cockney flower girl in My Fair Lady. Masayuki Suo reimagines 'My Fair Lady for modern ... «SBS, Jul 15»
Comedian Jim Davidson heads for Margate
PERFORMING to people who are "the salt of the earth" is the attraction of Margate for comedian Jim Davidson. The controversial cockney has ... «Thanet Gazette, Jul 15»
Debate: Emancipating or Embarrassing – Is the Protesting of the …
It's a bamboozling mixture of stereotyped cockney and overuse of the synonyms tool on Microsoft Word. Brand has proven he is flaky and ... «Impact Magazine, Jul 15»
The Exorcists
The infamous video taped beheading of James Foley featuring the masked executioner with the faintly cockney accent occurred less than a ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
Twisted Comedy THE LADYKILLERS Kicks Off The Court's 2015-16 …
... Romanian hit man; Andrew Ford as Harry, a cockney spiv with an eye for the ladies, and Tim Bartlett as Constable MacDonald. "What excites ... «Broadway World, Jul 15»
Foxy tale is absolutely fantastic
... as Mrs Fox, which she plays as if her husband was the star of a boy band, and she his excitable, cockney-speaking teenage mega fan. «Stratford upon Avon Herald, Jul 15»
The Newcastle United years - 1971-72: Supermac and Hibbitt arrive …
... pace, power, presence and a large dollop of cigar-smoking, Rolls-Royce-driving, Cockney self-confidence went down a storm at Gallowgate. «ChronicleLive, Jul 15»
Soprano Laura Wright singing at Rochester Castle Proms with Royal …
The concert series begins on Wednesday, July 15, with rockers Status Quo, supported by Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel. That concert is ... «Kent Online, Jul 15»
'Iconic' Epping Forest map goes on display
... and councillor and historical society member Chris Pond spoke about how the forest became a “cockney paradise” following the Epping Forest Act of 1878. «Epping Forest Guardian, Jul 15»
Singing accents: From Herman's Hermits and David Bowie to Alesha …
We might all agree that Herman's Hermits' 1965 recording of "I'm Henery the Eighth I Am" (a Northern band putting on a cockney accent for the ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
