Ocker
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈɒkə/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Ocker is a noun meaning (now chiefly dialectal) Interest on money; usury; increase.
Meaning
(now chiefly dialectal) Interest on money; usury; increase.
More Meanings
- (transitive, now chiefly dialectal) To increase (in price); add to.
- (slang, Australia) A boorish or uncultivated Australian.
- (slang, Australia) Uncultivated; boorish.
Example Sentences
Dave comes across like an ocker Australian.
‘Non-erotic male bonding, that’s the thing isn’t it; what our ocker cousins call “mateyness”.’
I sidled up to a particularly Ocker character on the edge of a group and nervously explained my mission.
In addition to these specialist skills he showed his individuality at school where he preferred karate to rugby and when his more ocker classmates went to celebrate in pubs he went with a friend to Chinese restaurants.
Word Forms
- ockers
- ockering
- ockered
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include vigorish, ching, hunt's-up, loot, ogganition, rogering.
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