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.

单词	ocky
释义	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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