Tony,
Quite a world away from my semi-traditional relatives who revere older
women!
Denise
on 1/2/09 1:22 PM, Tony Russell at wrote:
> And when I was much much much younger a chook ( or old boiler) was a
> term for any female over fifty.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Denise Goodfellow
> Sent: Sunday, February 01, 2009 2:19 PM
> To: Tony Russell; Sean Dooley; 'James Lambert'; Birding Aus
> Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Slang/jargon use of Chook
>
>
> I remember a friend of my mother's called Chook from the 1960s.
>
> Did the article Glen wrote refer to his search of the Darwin Botanic
> Gardens for a feral chicken?
>
>
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> on 1/2/09 10:27 AM, Tony Russell at wrote:
>
>> Doesn't chook also refer to one's female friend ? A term of
>> endearment.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From:
>> On Behalf Of Sean Dooley
>> Sent: Sunday, February 01, 2009 9:43 AM
>> To: 'James Lambert';
>> Subject: RE: [Birding-Aus] Slang/jargon use of Chook
>>
>>
>> G'day James,
>>
>> I first heard the word chook used in relation to common birds very
>> early on in my birding life, (early 1980s). I think Peter Lansley was
>> the first person I heard use it, and it was well entrenched in the
>> vocab of the Brisbane twitching scene in the mid-eighties when I
>> visited there.
>>
>> In fact, I seem to remember, Glen Ingram, who was part of that scene,
>> wrote a light-hearted article about twitching that I think may have
>> actually mentioned the word chook. This would have been in one of the
>> natural history glossy mags of the time (around 1983?)- Australian
>> Natural History or something similar. Glen has been a previous
>> contributor to Birding-aus so if he is still on the list he may be
>> able to enlighten you further.
>>
>> Sean Dooley
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From:
>> On Behalf Of James Lambert
>> Sent: Friday, 30 January 2009 7:47 PM
>> To:
>> Subject: [Birding-Aus] Slang/jargon use of Chook
>>
>>
>> Dear all
>>
>> I first came across the word "chook" used to describe "an abundant
>> bird that birders get sick of seeing", when reading Sean Dooley's "The
>
>> Big Twitch" (one of my favourite books).
>>
>> As a lexicographer I was interested in the term. Sean Dooley's book
>> was published in 2005. I checked the Birding-Aus archives and the
>> earliest example I could find was 1998.
>>
>> So I have two questions:
>>
>> 1. When did this term first start being used? (I'm looking for
>> anecdotal evidence here)
>>
>> 2. Does anyone have a source earlier than 1998 which uses the word
>> "chook" in this way? (I'm looking for printed evidence here)
>>
>>
>> I am not interested in the general use of the word chook = chicken,
>> which is standard Australian slang dating back to 1900 (or possibly
>> 1894).
>>
>> Any information would be greatly appreciated
>>
>> James Lambert
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