Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mockney

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The result of the debate was keep. —Korath (Talk) 18:11, Mar 17, 2005 (UTC)

Mockney[edit]

Neologism. Is it notable? Not too sure if it should just be deleted outright, so I thought I'd float it for a vote. --khaosworks 18:44, 11 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Keep, file on cleanup. It's a fairly well-trammelled expression in the UK, and has potential to expand into a little demographic study like chav (with which it has much in common). -- John Fader (talk • contribs) 18:55, 11 Mar 2005 (UTC)
Keep. It's coming along nicely now. –Hajor 19:32, 11 Mar 2005 (UTC)
Keep notable pseudo-accent. Kappa 20:05, 11 Mar 2005 (UTC)
Keep. Appears to be a fairly widely used term in the English media (that's the media in England, not the media in all the variants of the English language). Old enough that I wouldn't count it as a neologism. A quick search shows the Guardian newspaper has used it in at least 188 articles dating back to 1999. Average Earthman 21:33, 11 Mar 2005 (UTC)
Keep, cleanup and expand. Megan1967 23:38, 11 Mar 2005 (UTC)
Keep, it's helpful. Wyss 02:10, 12 Mar 2005 (UTC)
Keep. Seems like a British version of Wigger. Rick K 00:59, Mar 13, 2005 (UTC)
Keep - real. - David Gerard 17:42, 13 Mar 2005 (UTC)
Keep not just known to the UK English media - it's moderately well-known in other English speaking countries like here in NZ, presumably just not in the US. (Redirect to Jamie Oliver? ;) Grutness|^hello? 02:22, 15 Mar 2005 (UTC)
Extreme Keep. Kinitawowi 12:29, Mar 16, 2005 (UTC)

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