ocker

[ ok-er ]
/ ˈɒk ər /
Australian Informal.

noun

an uncultured Australian male.
an uncouth, offensive male chauvinist.

adjective

of or relating to such a person.
typically Australian.

Origin of ocker

First recorded in 1970–75; after Ocker, a character in an Australian television series

Words nearby ocker

ochrometer, ochronosis, ochs, ocicat, ockeghem, ocker, ockham, ockham's razor, ockham, william of, ockodols, ocmulgee

Example sentences from the Web for ocker

  • A pretty wooden bridge, with an elegantly-made iron balustrade, is built here across the Ocker.

    Visit to Iceland |Ida Pfeiffer

  • I alighted at the Petri Gate, crossed the Ocker in a boat, and hastened to my grandmothers garden.

    Louis Spohr's Autobiography |Louis Spohr

British Dictionary definitions for ocker

ocker
/ (ˈɒkə) Australian slang /

noun

(often capital) an uncultivated or boorish Australian

adjective, adverb

typical of such a person

Word Origin for ocker

C20: of uncertain origin