cockneyfy

[ kok-ni-fahy ]
/ ˈkɒk nɪˌfaɪ /

verb (used with object), cock·ney·fied, cock·ney·fy·ing.

to give a cockney character to: to cockneyfy the word “horse” by pronouncing it “'orse.”

Origin of cockneyfy

First recorded in 1815–25; cockney + -fy

OTHER WORDS FROM cockneyfy

cock·ney·fi·ca·tion, noun

British Dictionary definitions for cockneyfy

cockneyfy

cocknify

/ (ˈkɒknɪˌfaɪ) /

verb -fies, -fying or -fied

(tr) to cause (one's speech, manners, etc) to fit the stereotyped idea of a cockney

Derived forms of cockneyfy

cockneyfication or cocknification, noun