cock;ney pronunciation: function: noun inflected form(s): plural cockneysetymology: middle english cokeney, literally, cocks' egg, from coken (genitive plural of cok cock) + ey egg, from old english ??gdate: 14th century 1 obsolete a : a spoiled child b : a squeamish woman2 often capitalized a : a native of london and especially of the east end of london b : the dialect of london or of the east end of london— cockney adjective — cock;ney;fy transitive verb — cock;ney;ish adjective — cock;ney;ism noun