ocker
Americannoun
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an uncultured Australian male.
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an uncouth, offensive male chauvinist.
adjective
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of or relating to such a person.
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typically Australian.
noun
adjective
Etymology
Origin of ocker
First recorded in 1970–75; after Ocker, a character in an Australian television series
Example Sentences
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The nation's comedy has long punched above its weight overseas, basking in the success of cult classics and "ocker" humour - brash, endearing tales of an unpretentious Australia.
From BBC • May 30, 2019
"At heart they're still ocker comedies - quintessentially Australian in their endearing lower-middle-class humour which develops empathy," says Dr Richards, a screen studies expert from the University of South Australia.
From BBC • May 30, 2019
Like The Castle and Red Dog, the film encapsulated a certain type of Aussieness, and Jacobson played the quintessential lovable larrikin, complete with ocker vernacular.
From The Guardian • Jul. 26, 2013
We spoke an ocker, and inquired where we were.
From Journal of Jasper Danckaerts, 1679-1680 by James, Bartlett Burleigh
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