Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jockney

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: jock-ney
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Scot who lives in London.

Slang

Example Sentences

"'It's a Jockney pub,' he explains, making me wonder whether my thoughts were on air too. Sure enough, I ended up in the Globe. It was like a visit to the old Barras. It was like a little Glasgow."

Etymology

Blend of jock + cockney.

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

Jockneys (plural)

Questions

What does jockney mean?: A Scot who lives in London.
Where does jockney come from?: Blend of jock + cockney.

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