cobber
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈkɒb.ə(ɹ)/
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, [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=KsMhSukkHI8C&pg=PT14&dq=%22cobber%22|%22cobbers%22+-intitle:%22cobber|cobbers%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=W8ErT_SiLcPwmAXe_cTaDw&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22cobber%22|%22cobbers%22%20-intitle%3A%22cobber|cobbers%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false 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.
- See also Thesaurus:friend
- Russian: приятель
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