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Chook

//t͡ʃʊk// intj, noun, slang

Definitions

Intj
  1. 1
    A call made to chickens. Australia
  2. 2
    An imitation of the call of a chicken.

    "Chook, chook, quack, quack, / Cock-a-doodle-doo; / All the ducks and the fowls / Admire me, they do."

Noun
  1. 1
    A chicken, especially a hen. Australia, New-Zealand, informal

    "Worm chickens once every three months and, if an occasional lice problem occurs, spray the inside of the chook shed with Coopex."

  2. 2
    A cooked chicken; a chicken dressed for cooking. Australia, New-Zealand, informal
  3. 3
    A fool. Australia, dated
  4. 4
    Affectionate name for a person Australia, Northern-England
  5. 5
    A chicken. Northern-England

    "Chooky egg"

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

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

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