cobber
(Australia, slang, dated) A pal, buddy, mate, friend; often used in direct address by one male to another.
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#1·Apr 26, 2026
(Australia, slang, dated) A pal, buddy, mate, friend; often used in direct address by one male to another.
What's up, cobber?
Origin: . Perhaps from , from , possibly via Dutch gabber; alternately, perhaps from the British dialectal term take a liking to, or a conflation of both. The suggestion that it is a self-referential collective term for convicts and immigrants who departed for Australian shores from the Irish port of Cobh seems chronologically unlikely. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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#2·Apr 26, 2026
(Australia) A sweet consisting of a small block of hard caramel covered in chocolate.
''G'day cobber!''
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