(NZ, historical) A member of the bodgie subculture who rode a motorcycle.
(NZ, historical) A member of the bodgie subculture who rode a motorcycle.
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(Australia, New Zealand, slang) A member of a 1950s rock subculture; a teddy boy.
(Australia, NZ, informal) A milkman or milkwoman.
Australian and New Zealand informal term for the milkman or milkwoman — that early-morning legend who rattled bottles on your doorstep before the sun was even fully up. The classic Aussie habit of slapping an -o suffix on nouns gives ordinary jobs a friendlier, more larrikin ring. Though home milk delivery is largely a thing of the past, milko survives in nostalgic conversation and the occasional retro TV ad.
(informal) A person who engages in reckless behavior, especially for the purpose of showing off.