mockney

/ ˈmɒknɪ /

noun

1. often capital a person who affects a cockney accent
2. an affected cockney accent

adjective

1. denoting an affected cockney accent or a person who has one

Word History and Origins

Origin of mockney¹

C20: mock + (cock)ney

Example Sentences

Badger, meanwhile, was un-masked as the Grammy-winning US singer Ne-Yo, who attempted to put everyone off the scent with a mockney accent.

From BBC

Boasting a preposterously stage-y mockney vocal – “she ’ad an ’orror of rooms” – Scary Monsters’ title track apparently dated back to the early 70s.

From The Guardian

“It may be hard for long-term fans of Master Oliver to fathom the profundity of the nation’s loathing for their mockney pin-up,” wrote one critic in the Independent, before reluctantly admitting that the show had transformed Oliver “from a national semi-pariah to a plausible hero”.

From The Guardian

The former head of Harrow recently complained of former pupils using “mockney” accents.

From The Guardian

These scenes, and the mockney chants of “Who are ya?”

From The Guardian