“Yer no gettin ma chooks ya ropach rochian ye – shove aff yer panicking ma man.”
Translate:
chook, chookie: chick, a chicken.
“You are not getting my chicks today you untidy ruffian you – push off you are panicking my husband.”
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The Scottish Word: chook with its definition and its meaning illustrated and captioned with the word used in context in the Scots language and in English.
Many Scottish words have found an affectionate (but increasingly unidentified) home in Australia.
‘Chook/chookie’ is probably the most commonly used word for a fowl.
‘Chicken’ is the meat of the bird (and it’s progeny), although a friend often speaks of ‘marinated chookie for the barbecue’.