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词汇 ocky
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Definition of ocky in English:

ocky

nounPlural ockiesˈɒki
Australian informal
  • An octopus.

    medium-sized ockies can get their tentacles into your craypots
    Example sentencesExamples
    • "Oi, I'm off to pick up a turbofan engine for a Boeing 777; anyone seen me ocky straps?"
    • Whatever it is down below is heavy and pulling it hard, hopefully not a fighting Ocky.
    • Moral of the story, never amputate an arm of an Ocky; if you catch one, it is better to use him as bait.
    • Wouldn't you love to catch your own ocky and grow your own rice?
    • The ocky then reached toward a rock wall, took a firm foothold and a tug-of-war ensued.
    • Ocky, you eight-legged wonder of the deep, thanks for educating me and allowing me into your world.
    • I went out in the boat on my own and pulled the ocky pots around 4pm.
    • We dive in thick kelp forests in the cape and have often had ockies attach themselves onto us.
    • The fellow was saying that they catch a few ockies.
    • It is so good as a bait that it is not uncommon to catch four or five snapper on the same piece of ocky.

Origin

1960s: abbreviation of octopus.

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