chookas
/ˈtʃʊkəz/exclamation Australian
Used to wish a performer good luck: a big chookas to all involved in tomorrow’s show chookas for a fantastic run and a brilliant season...
- Special chookas to you three, and of course MJ (no more accidents puh-lease!).
- Chookas to my adopted son Matt!
- A special chookas to Antony!
Origin
1990s: probably from chook, although the precise origin is unclear. It is often popularly explained as an alteration of chook it is, from a time when chicken was considered an expensive delicacy: if a play was successful the actors would be paid well, and could eat well.