Freelang Cockney-English dictionary

Cockney – Alive, Well, and On the Silver Screen

Cockney rhyming slang is one of the more entertaining linguistic novelties to come out of England. Recent news shows that not only is Cockney alive and well – its spreading around the world through top level film and sports alike. Case in point: Brad Pitt has announced he wants to tackle a Cockney role in his next movie.

Pitt has already tackled an obscure UK linguistic achievement in the past by taking on the role of a ‘Pikey’ in the film [...]

Cockney – Is the London rhyming slang dying out?

A British poll showed that Cockney is slowly dying out. Cockney is a dialect that is mostly associated with the London working class. The language is being replaced by non-rhyming expressions that have come about due to the effects of text messaging and other jargons invented by the youth. A survey of 2,000 people revealed that most of them did not know some of the common Cockney words, and even those who did confessed to not having used the language in more than 6 months. [...]