different between imitation vs mockney

English

Etymology

From Old French imitacion, from Latin imitatio

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?m??te???n/
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

imitation (countable and uncountable, plural imitations)

1. The act of imitating.
2. (attributive) A copy or simulation; something that is not the real thing.

   imitation leather

Antonyms

• (act of imitating): creation

Translations

French

Etymology

From Latin imit?ti?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /i.mi.ta.sj??/

Noun

imitation f (plural imitations)

1. imitation

Related terms

• imiter

Further reading

• “imitation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Etymology

Blend of mock +? Cockney

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?m?k.ni/
• Rhymes: -?k.ni

Noun

mockney (countable and uncountable, plural mockneys)

1. (uncountable) An inauthentic imitation of Cockney accent and vocabulary.
2. (countable) A person who speaks in this way.

Adjective

mockney (comparative more mockney, superlative most mockney)

1. Characteristic of a mockney.