ocker
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9.9
- noun
- Slur
- Ocker, come on.
Examples
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The only real moron in this situation is Sheldon Ocker of the Akron Beacon Journal.
Blog text (2) -
The only real moron in this situation is Sheldon Ocker of the Akron Beacon Journal.
Blog text (2) -
Ocker.
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Ocker.
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Ocker!
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"The Ocker is a master of understatement, not unlike the character Mick Dundee in the hit movie Crocodile Dundee.
Academic text (2002) -
The laid-back, cool, dry, occasionally sarcastic style of the true blue Australian has led to the term "Ocker."
Academic text (2002) -
In Australia, all the advertisements have shouting Ocker accents and repetitive throbbing music.
Blog text (3) -
She'll be right, mate—a very common expression often used in times of severe crisis or pain that typifies the Ocker persona, meaning literally "That's fine," "That's okay."
Academic text (2002) -
He may seem rough around the edges, but deep down, he's just a classic ocker who loves his mates and a good barbecue.
Synonyms
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6.4
A clumsy, awkward person who behaves rudely or carelessly
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9.9
A person who acts foolishly or oddly
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9.9
A person from the countryside who seems rude or not modern
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9.9
A rude young person who acts badly in public
How Uncultured
- Offensive
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8.3
- Offensive
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7.9
- Slur
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9.9
- Offensive
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5.6
10
4.7
Surface Forms
Etymology
Ocker began in Australia as slang for a loud, rough man; one idea is it started as a nickname and later became a label for a 'boorish' or uncultured Australian. That's why an ocker is someone who speaks with a strong accent and behaves in a blunt, rough way.