What does chook mean in Australia?

A domestic fowl; a chicken. Chook comes from British dialect chuck(y) 'a chicken; a fowl' which is a variant of chick. Chook is the common term for the live bird, although chook raffles, held in Australian clubs and pubs, have ready-to-cook chooks as prizes.

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What does it mean when someone calls you chook?

noun. Also called: chookie Australian informal a hen or chicken. Australian informal a woman, esp a more mature one.

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What is Australian slang for chick?

Aussie Slang Words For Women:
  • Sheila.
  • Chick.
  • Woman.
  • Lady.
  • Bird.
  • Broad.
  • Girl.

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What is a chook in British slang?

slang. a woman. interjection. 3. (used as a call for poultry or pigs)

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What is a dirty chook?

Chook: A chicken. In the show, it's wonderfully used in the phrase “made you look, you dirty chook.” See also: “Bin chicken,” an uncharitable name for the ibis, a bird whose long beak can make quick work of a rubbish bin. Dunny: A toilet, traditionally outdoors but more commonly now indoors.

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Aussie Slang: What is a chook?

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What language is chook?

From Irish dialect chook (“a call made to poultry or pigs”), from Irish tsiug, tsiuc "call to chickens, chicken (child talk), sound made by chickens" (= English buck buck buck).

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What is a wet chook?

“Dry” meats are coated with a dry spice rub before they're cooked, and often sprinkled with those seasonings when they come off the grill. “Wet” meats are slathered with barbecue sauce.

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What is hot chook in Australia?

? (for non Aussies a hot chook is a rotisserie chicken / a store bought roast chicken) #moms #momsoftiktok #mom #aussie #australia.

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What does chook mean in Scottish?

chook, chookie: chick, a chicken.

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What does chooks bum mean?

Chicken Butt- When someone calls out, “What?”, because they didn't hear, a reply might be the rhyme, “Chicken Butt.” It means forget it; I am not going to repeat it.

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What is poor Aussie slang?

Contributor's comments: The term 'povo' comes from the word poverty. Contributor's comments: [North Geelong informant] I would also say that this is used to describe someone who is tight arsed but not necessarily poor. Contributor's comments: poor and despised person: "Take no notice of him - he's just a povo."

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What do Aussies call KFC?

See also: 'Dirty Bird' (KFC). “Let's pop into Maccas after the footy.”

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What do Aussies call eggs?

Australians use a couple of other colloquial words for a hen's egg. The Australian English word googie or goog is an informal term that dates from the 1880s. It derives from British dialect goggy, a child's word for an egg. A closer parallel to the jocular bum nut, however, is the word cackleberry.

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What is Chuck in Australian slang?

This week's Word of the Week is a versatile piece of Aussie slang that often arrives in chunks. Chuck means, among other things, to vomit, as in he chucked up on my carpet!

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How do you use chook in a sentence?

Examples of chook

An example is selecting the winner of an election by drawing a name from a hat, said to be turning the process into a chook raffle.

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What is a Chewie in Australian slang?

Chewie: if someone asks you for some chewie, they're looking for a piece of chewing gum. Chuck a sickie: a worker who decides to take a sick day when they're actually in perfect health is chucking a sickie.

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What does chook mean in NZ?

Chook: Chicken. Funnily it can also be an endearment!

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Is chook an American word?

The Australian word "chook" means "chicken". It is a colloquial term used informally to refer to a domestic chicken.

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What is a black chook?

Black chicken usually refers to a chicken with solid black plumage. Black chicken may also refer to: Ancona chicken, a breed that originated in Italy. Ayam Cemani, a breed that originated in Central Java, Indonesia. Jersey Giant, an American breed created by John and Thomas Black.

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What is a black chook called?

Kadaknath, also called Kali Masi ("fowl having black flesh"), is an Indian breed of chicken. They originated from Dhar and Jhabua, Madhya Pradesh. These birds are mostly bred by the rural and tribals. There are three varieties: jet black, golden and pencilled.

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What is a bush chook in Australia?

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the Tasmanian native hen.

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What is a wet chicken slang?

The saying apparently refers to a chicken that, when it becomes wet from the rain, “Just stands in the background, without moving, as if it is ashamed and dejected”. It looks as if it dare not move or do anything, just like a coward.

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What is chook scraps?

Company Overview. At Chook Scraps we provide a variety of services including invitation making, craft workshops and social crafting events. We also retail a wide range of art and craft materials. Products.

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What is soaking chicken called?

Brining keeps chicken incredibly moist while adding an excellent flavour. It's a bit more labour intensive than a simple spice rub, but it's worth the effort for that extra special chicken dinner. Brining is basically soaking meat in a salt water solution, but the flavour doesn't stop at just salt.

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