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chook.

A chicken, especially a hen.

5 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/t͡ʃʊk/
  1. A chicken, especially a hen.

    Australia · New-Zealand · informal
  2. A cooked chicken; a chicken dressed for cooking.

    Australia · New-Zealand · informal
  3. A fool.

    Australia · dated
  4. Affectionate name for a person

    Australia · Northern-England
Where this word comes from

From Irish English chuck (call made to poultry or pigs), from Irish tsiug, tsiuc. Compare English buck buck.

intj/t͡ʃʊk/
  1. A call made to chickens.

    Australia
  2. An imitation of the call of a chicken.

Where this word comes from

From Irish English chuck (call made to poultry or pigs), from Irish tsiug, tsiuc. Compare English buck buck.

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