Cockney

Etymology
First attested in Samuel Rowland's 1600 The Letting of Humours Blood in the Head-Vaine as "a Bowe-bell Cockney", from, used in the 16th c. by English country folk as a term of disparagement for city dwellers, of uncertain etymology. Possibly from, from +  or from Cockney and , variants of , a mythical land of luxury (first attested in 1305) eventually used as a humorous epithet of London. Compare.

Adjective

 * 1)  From the East End of London, or London generally.
 * 2) Of or relating to people from this area or their speech style, traditionally known for its rhyming slang.

Noun

 * 1)  Any Londoner.
 * 2)  A Londoner born within earshot of the city's, or  any working-class Londoner.
 * 1)  A Londoner born within earshot of the city's, or  any working-class Londoner.

Proper noun

 * 1) The dialect or accent of such Londoners.