In British English, the term mockney (a portmanteau of "mock" and "Cockney") has come to be used, predominantly in the media, to describe those who present themselves as Cockneys (or, by extension, other working-class groups) with the intention of gaining popular credibility. A stereotypical Mockney comes from a middle or upper-middle class background in England's Home Counties. The most-cited current example's that of TV chef Jamie Oliver who's adopted a matey mockney persona but who originate… (More on Mockney)