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Why are Londoners called Cockneys and what does the term meanwhere was it derived from?
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∙ 14y ago
Francis Grose's A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue (1785) derives the term from the following story: A citizen of London, being in the country, and hearing a horse neigh, exclaimed, Lord! how that horse laughs! A by-stander telling him that noise was called Neighing, the next morning, when the cock crowed, the citizen to shew he had not forgot what was told him, cried out, Do you hear how the Cock Neighs?
In other words Cockneys know nothing about the ways of the country.
To be a true Cockney, you need to be born "within the sounds of Bow Bells" - that is close enough to Bow Church to hear the bells chime.
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Can you call people who live in London 'cockneys'?
No. People from London are called Londoners. 'Cockneys' is an outdated expression.
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People from London are called londoners.Those from the East end of London are called eastenders.Some eastenders are called cockneys. To qualify as a real cockney you must have been born "within the sound of bow bells". These bells are in the parish church of Bow.
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People from east London are called East Londoners, but they may also refer to themselves as Cockneys or East Enders
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