chook

[ chook, chook ]

noun

1. Australian. a hen.
2. Slang. a woman.

interjection

1. (used as a call for poultry or pigs.)

chook

/ tʃʊk /

verb

1. See jook

noun

1. informal.
   Also calledchookie a hen or chicken
2. informal.
   a woman, esp a more mature one

interjection

1. a exclamation used to attract chickens
2. he couldn't raffle a chook in a pub
   he is incapable of carrying out even the simplest of tasks

Word History and Origins

Origin of chook¹

1885–90; compare British dialect chuck, chook call to poultry, chuck ³, chicken

Example Sentences

“Go ’way, Chook!” he cried, but Buck refused to budge.

From Literature

Every Christmas Day, Mrs. Joe replied, as she now replied, “O, Un—cle Pum-ble—chook! This is kind!”

From Literature

Another popular item is roasted chicken, known in Australia as a “hot chook.”

From Seattle Times

“It is bleak, but I want to have hope that with dam removal and with all the prayers that we’ve been sending up all these years, salmon could come back. If we just give them a chance, they will,” said Chook Chook Hillman, a Karuk tribal member who’s been fighting for the dam removal for years.

From Seattle Times

Two weeks after the investigation began, deputies arrested Chook at his home.

From Los Angeles Times