chook
chook · chooks
A chicken, especially a henA chicken, especially a hen.
/t͡ʃʊk/
» Like a chook with its head cut off.
sam_m · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
4 senses(Australia, New Zealand, informal)A chicken, especially a hen.
(Australia, New Zealand, informal)A cooked chicken; a chicken dressed for cooking.
(Australia, dated)A fool.
(Australia, Northern England)Affectionate name for a person
Examples
1 sentencesLike a chook with its head cut off.
Origin
From Irish English chuck (call made to poultry or pigs), from Irish tsiug, tsiuc. CompareFrom Irish English chuck (call made to poultry or pigs), from Irish tsiug, tsiuc. Compare English buck buck.
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