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ocker

[ ok-er ]

noun

  1. an uncultured Australian male.
  2. an uncouth, offensive male chauvinist.


adjective

  1. of or relating to such a person.
  2. typically Australian.

ocker

/ ˈɒkə /

noun

  1. often capital an uncultivated or boorish Australian
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


adjective

  1. typical of such a person
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of ocker1

First recorded in 1970–75; after Ocker, a character in an Australian television series
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Word History and Origins

Origin of ocker1

C20: of uncertain origin
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Example Sentences

I alighted at the Petri Gate, crossed the Ocker in a boat, and hastened to my grandmothers garden.

A pretty wooden bridge, with an elegantly-made iron balustrade, is built here across the Ocker.

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