An archaic or dialect term related to or resembling a Cockney person, or someone from the East End of London.
From 'coke' + 'Cockney,' possibly via Middle English 'cockaigne.' The relationship to standard 'Cockney' is unclear, possibly a variant or corrupted form.
This word's murky origin shows how dialect words get written down differently by different scribes across centuries—'Cockney' itself probably comes from 'cock's egg' (a misshapen egg), originally an insult meaning a foolish person.
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