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Meaning of cockneyfy | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

To make cockney; to vulgarize.

transitive

Examples

“There certainly are a set of John Bulls, both male and female, who would cockneyfy every spot on the globe they might visit — even the very pyramids...”
“Bozo had a strange way of talking, Cockneyfied and yet very lucid and expressive.”
“This first hint of shyness and shame, and the irony that tried to cover it, cockneyfied and West Indian too, made Nick want to jump on him and kiss him.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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