cobber
[kob-er]
- a close fellow male friend; chum; pal.
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Origin of cobber
First recorded in 1890–95; of uncertain origin
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Examples from the Web for cobber
Contemporary Examples
Cobber's smell was not as universally endearing as his sound, although I always liked it.
By the end of the day, Cobber had won him over too, and it was that boy who walked Cobber out of the classroom to my wife's car.
He isolated himself, crossed his arms, refused even to look at Cobber.
I rested my hand again on Cobber's head - and the wrongness was stronger.
Cobber had a way of identifying the one non-dog-lover among any group of visitors to our house.
Historical Examples
Cobber, I already own a joint there—a nice one, they tell me.
Police Your PlanetLester del Rey
"Heart like a steel trap, cobber," he said, almost approvingly.
Police Your PlanetLester del Rey
Did you think we'd let you go without seeing you off, cobber?
Police Your PlanetLester del Rey
Put a uniform on some men and they begin to believe they're cops, eh, cobber?
Police Your PlanetLester del Rey
Perhaps that was what the police counted on—that Cobber would save them an arrest.
Tangle HoldF. L. Wallace
cobber
- Australian and NZ informal a friend; mate: used as a term of address to males
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Word Origin
C19: from dialect cob to take a liking to someone
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