different between cockney vs snapper

English

Alternative forms

• Cockney

Etymology

See Cockney.

Noun

cockney (plural cockneys)

1. A native or inhabitant of parts of the East End of London.
2. Alternative letter-case form of Cockney (“the accent and speech mannerisms of these people”).
3. (obsolete) An effeminate person; a spoilt child.

Synonyms

• (effeminate man): nancy, pansy, sissy; see also Thesaurus:effeminate man

Translations

Adjective

cockney (not comparable)

1. Of, or relating to these people or their accent.

Usage notes

• Traditionally, applies only to those born within earshot of the bells of St Mary-le-Bow, Cheapside

Derived terms

• cockney rhyming slang

French

Noun

cockney m (plural cockneys)

1. cockney

Portuguese

Noun

cockney m, f (plural cockneys)

1. cockney (a native or inhabitant of parts of the East End of London)

Noun

cockney m (uncountable)

1. cockney (English dialect of the White lower class of London)

English

Alternative forms

• schnapper (fish)

Etymology

snap +? -er

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?snæp?/
• Rhymes: -æp?(?)

Noun

snapper (plural snappers)

1. One who, or that which, snaps.

   a snapper-up of bargains

   the snapper of a whip

2. Any of approximately 100 different species of fish.
   1. (Australia, New Zealand) The fish Chrysophrys auratus, especially an adult of the species.
   2. (US) Any of the family Lutjanidae of percoid fishes, especially the red snapper.
3. (Ireland, slang) A (human) baby.
   • 1990, Roddy Doyle, The Snapper.
4. (American football) The player who snaps the ball to start the play.
5. (US) Small, paper-wrapped item containing a minute quantity of explosive composition coated on small bits of sand, which explodes noisily when thrown onto a hard surface.
6. (slang) One who takes snaps; a photographer.
7. (US, informal) The snapping turtle.
8. The green woodpecker, or yaffle (Picus viridis).
9. A snap beetle (family Elateridae).
10. (historical) A telegraphic device with a flexible metal tongue for producing clicks like those of the sounder.
11. (US, colloquial) A string bean.
12. (slang) The vulva.
    • 2004, Mary B. Morrison, Never Again Once More

      At thirty-nine, her snapper was snapping at practically every man that appeared halfway decent and had a pulse.
13. (slang, entertainment) A punchline.
    • 1976, Larry Wilde, How the Great Comedy Writers Create Laughter (page 101)

      I don't want a pause before the snapper.

    • 2011, Judy Kerr, Acting is Everything

      The end should always be a “snapper.” The punchline of a monologue is extremely important. Find a good one.

    • 2018, Michelle Ann Abate, Funny Girls (page 55)

      In fact, he began the comic by coming up with the final panel, which he called “the snapper,” and worked backward.

Hyponyms

• (Chrysophrys auratus): cockney (very young), red bream (adolescent), squire (pre-adult)

Derived terms

• black snapper (Sistrurus catenatus)
• pink snapper (Chrysophrys auratus)
• red snapper
• whippersnapper

References

Anagrams

• Nappers, nappers, parsnep, presnap