CHOOK


Meaning of CHOOK in English

[ tʃʊk ]

(also ~ie )

■ noun informal, chiefly Austral./NZ

1》 a chicken or fowl.

2》 derogatory an older woman.

Origin

1920s: prob. from Engl. dialect chuck 'chicken', of imitative origin.

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.