ocky
/ˈɒki
/noun (plural ockies) Australian informal
An octopus: medium-sized ockies can get their tentacles into your craypots...
- "Oi, I'm off to pick up a turbofan engine for a Boeing 777; anyone seen me ocky straps?"
- Moral of the story, never amputate an arm of an Ocky; if you catch one, it is better to use him as bait.
- I went out in the boat on my own and pulled the ocky pots around 4pm.
Origin
1960s: abbreviation of octopus.
- ethoxy
- ethoxyde
- ethoxyethane
- ethoxyl
- ethoxylate
- ethoxylated
- ethoxylation
- ethrog
- ethyde
- ethyl
- ethyl acetate
- ethyl acetoacetate
- ethyl alcohol
- ethylamine
- ethyl-amyl-acetate
- ethylate
- ethylbenzene
- ethyl chloride
- ethylene
- ethylenediamine
- ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid
- ethylene dibromide
- ethylene dichloride
- ethylene glycol
- ethylene oxide