释义 |
Definition of ocky in English: ockynounPlural 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. |