Ocker

From Fresh Dictionary

Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.4 Adjective

English

Etymology

From a series of television sketches where the word was used as a general nickname, especially as a short form of Oscar.

Pronunciation

IPA: /'ɒkə/

Noun

Singular ocker

Plural ockers

1. (slang) a boorish or uncultivated Australian.

Adjective

Positive ocker

Comparative more ocker

Superlative most ocker

1. pertaining to an ocker

   • 1992: ‘Non-erotic male bonding, that’s the thing isn’t it; what our ocker cousins call “mateyness”.’ — Will Self, Cock and Bull