Why 'chooks" - Page 3

from Australia

Dunno where it came from. But calling them chooks is definatly an aussie thing. Hear it all the time.

As for "G'day" and "hoo-roo", I hardly ever hear it unless someones taking the piss out the aussie stereotype. Even  "chuck a shrimp on the barbie" is wrong. We call them prawns here dammit!

I've also been told by overseas visitors that it is weird that everyone here calls the "trunk" of a car the boot. eg: "just chuck my suitcase in the boot" If people say trunk here, generally we would think elephant or tree!! lol

Oh and thank BellevueOmlet I think we're pretty cool too!

ray's two cents :

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Originally Posted by nzpouter 

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Originally Posted by canesisters 

Another 'dumb' question.....
I keep seeing folks refer to their chickens as 'chooks'.  What does that mean?  .... Duh:idunno - I know it means chickens.. but where did it come from??? 
Just one of those things that makes me go "hummmmmm"

chooks = grown chickens...

chickens = baby chooks/ chicks..

Really? I call 'em chicks

I call em Iddy Biddy's

IBs. I'm doing IB next year.

So true. The only people i hear say g'day here are the kiwis that have moved over lol. Hoo-roo ,now isn't dr harry the only one that says that lol. (aussies will get this)
I call my baby chickens "the bubbies " so  I am no help there and chooks are laying age hens.

Who's Dr. Harry again?
A LOT of Aussies I know say 'hooroo!'

Really well there you go hey. Maybe it depends which part you come from. None I know say it and there are a billion and one old timer farmers out this way and hooroo is definatley not one of there slang sayings lol Most of there slang could not be used on a family forum

I agree, the English would probably come here and be absolutely shocked.
Perhaps not so much in the farming community, but certainly around here, there's much more of it.

My mums english. Visited the family over there once and went out with my cousins, they were so confused with my "aussie lingo"

OH and last time I went to america I made the mistake of saying spider..... got bagged about it for THREE DAYS because I apparently say Spoi-da.... immitating me once was fine, but after the 100th?!?


It was funny when I mentioned a wombat. They didn't know what it was, and one said "I don't get it... so it's a kind of giant bat?"

Spoi-da!
I agree completely.
I'd better watch out if I ever visit America then, although I wouldn't say my Aussie accent is that obvious.
It's still very much a mixed accent.