cobber

Examples

• All

• Good on ya, cobber.

  Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988)

• Cobbers to play at least one soccer game on new FieldTurf.

  Blog text (33)

• A fucking year of bloody Traffic School just for you, cobber.

  Fiction book (1990)

• A word of advice-- stay close to your cobbers.

  To End All Wars (2001)

• What's a cobber?

  Fiction book (1990)

• Uh, me and the cobbers, we've been chewing it over, and, uh, we got thinking.

  To End All Wars (2001)

• -Where you headin' cobber?

  Spirit of the Game (2016)

• He is my best cobber; we do everything together.

• I always rely on my cobbers for support during tough times.

• Last weekend, I went camping with my cobbers in the bush.

Synonyms

B

buddy

vscobber

• Informal

∞ 1.0

A close friend you spend time with

is the Australian informal version rather than the general companion

M

mate

vscobber

• UK

213 5.3

A person who is a friend, used in casual talk

is the Australian informal word for that same friend

H

homey

vscobber

• Slang

20 8.6

A close friend you know well and trust

is the Australian informal version rather than urban American slang

B

bestie

vscobber

• Slang

19 7.2

A very close friend you trust and talk to often

is a general Australian informal friend term less intense than closest bond

M

mucker

vscobber

• UK

1 9.0

A close friend you spend time with

is primarily the Australian informal friend sense not the worker meaning

M

matey

vscobber

• UK

8.2

Friendly in a way that feels like you are close friends

is used in Australian speech for ordinary close friendship rather than playful tone

G

gabber

vscobber

• Slang

9.9

A friend used especially in Dutch and Belgian English

is the Australian informal word and not the regional Dutch or Belgian form

How Close

best friend

940 1.0

cobber

• Australian

1 9.9

friend

∞ 1.0

acquaintance

114 3.5

Surface Forms

Etymology