chook

American  

[chook, chook] / tʃʊk, tʃuk /

Also chookie

noun

1. Australian. a hen.

2. Slang. a woman.

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interjection

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

chook British  

/ tʃʊk /

verb

1. See jook

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noun

1. Also called: chookie.  informal a hen or chicken

2. informal a woman, esp a more mature one

interjection

1. a exclamation used to attract chickens

2. he is incapable of carrying out even the simplest of tasks

Etymology

Origin of chook

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

Example Sentences

While other backyard traditions such as home dairies and pig-keeping have diminished, the backyard chook has stood the test of time.

From Science Daily

“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