ocker

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Meaning · English

A boorish or uncultivated Australian.

Register: slang

Where it’s used: Used Australian English

Examples

But Willesee was finding that entertaining ockers were in short supply. Ockers who could fart and belch and drop their trousers were plentiful. There was no shortage of ockers who could sing bawdy songs and abuse Poms and chunder on cue.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “ocker” mean?

A boorish or uncultivated Australian.

Is “ocker” formal or informal?

ocker is generally slang.