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cobber
English
Etymology
Origin unknown. Perhaps from Yiddish ????? (khaver, “comrade”), which is borrowed from Hebrew ???? (khavér, “friend”), or, perhaps from the British dialectal term cob (“take a liking to”).. The suggestion that it is a self-referential collective term for convicts and immigrants who departed for Australian shores from the Irish port of Cobh seems chronologically unlikely.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?k?b.?(?)/
- Rhymes: -?b?(?)
Noun
cobber (plural cobbers)
- (Australia) A pal, buddy, mate, friend; often used in direct address by one male to another.
- What's up, cobber?
- G'day cobber!
- 1953, Nevil Shute, In the Wet, 2010, unnumbered page,
- “He?s a good cobber, even if he is the parson,” he said at last. “He?s a good cobber.”
- “That?s right,” said Jim patiently. “He?s a good cobber, and he?s the parson. Now you buzz off and leave him be. We?ve got business to talk here.”
- (Australia) A sweet consisting of a small block of hard caramel covered in chocolate.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:friend
Translations
References
- Australian National Dictionary Centre » Meanings and origins of Australian words and idioms » C
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playmate
English
Etymology
From play +? mate. Compare earlier playfeer (“playmate”) of similar construction.
Noun
playmate (plural playmates)
- A companion for someone (especially a child) to play with.
- An indulgent playmate, Grannie would lay aside the long scratchy-looking letter she was writing (heavily crossed ‘to save notepaper’) and enter into the delightful pastime of ‘a chicken from Mr Whiteley's’.
- A female who has appeared as the centerfold in Playboy magazine.
- (euphemistic) A person's lover.
Synonyms
- (companion for playing): playfellow
Translations
Anagrams
- metaplay, teamplay
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