cobber

American

[kob-er] / ˈkɒb ər /

noun

Australian.

a close fellow male friend; chum; pal.

cobber British

/ ˈkɒbə /

noun

informal a friend; mate: used as a term of address to males

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Etymology

Origin of cobber

First recorded in 1890–95; of uncertain origin

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cobber

In the end, of course, a pongo cobber shouts Smiley a bike, and everything is bokker.

From Time Magazine Archive

My cobber 'ere," 'e sez, "'as copped a peach!

From The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke by C. J. (Clarence James) Dennis

A man gets tired of being respectable, cobber.

From Police Your Planet by Lester Del Rey

Few of the men spoke, beyond a welcoming "How do, cobber," or a "Glad you've come, mate."

From The Tale of a Trooper by Clutha N. (Clutha Nantes) Mackenzie

Oh well, that was a long time ago, cobber.

From Police Your Planet by Lester Del Rey

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