ockerism
/ˈɒkərɪz(ə)m
/noun [mass noun] Australian /NZ informal
1The rough, uncultivated behaviour of the stereotypical Australian man: who are they really, underneath the bravado and the ockerism?...
- He has made his fame and fortune by exploiting ockerism.
- People want to be more generally known as Australian but not carry those connotations of ockerism.
- They might well have been parodying ockerism.
1.1 [count noun] A word or phrase widely used by the stereotypically rough, uncultivated Australian man: some of us may bristle at the ockerisms, but his basic point is correct...
- Kenny endures disrespect with unshakeable good grace, a self-deprecating sense of humour, and an ockerism for every occasion.
- The trouble is that 'pissant' turns out not to be an ockerism at all.
- He wasn't at his spontaneous best, but at least he wasn't filled with grabs and gags and ockerisms he felt obliged to quote all at once.
Origin
1970s: from ocker + -ism.