Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act of subjecting, or the state of being subjected, to the ways and influences of London or of the Londoners.
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- noun the use of
cockney words ormannerisms , especially by non-cockneys
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Examples
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I don't doubt but complete cockneyfication will be the ultimate fate of that country of deep loam and handsome women before many years are over.
In a Green Shade A Country Commentary Maurice Hewlett 1892
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