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cocky's joy
noun- golden syrup or treacle AUSTRALIA, 1902
- Honest selectors, on the other hand, were traditionally supposed to live almost entirely on nothing but bread (or damper) and treacle, known contemptuously to the bushmen as “cocky’s joy.” — Russel Ward, The Australian Legend, p. 199, 1960
- — Jim Ramsay, Cop It Sweet!, p. 24, 1977
- I remember being astounded that this girl preferred Golden Syrup to jam, but that was apparently what she was used to. We called it cocky’s joy and thought it was only for poor people. — Bert West, A Beaut Life, p. 22, 1993
- rum AUSTRALIA
- Rum is variously known as blackfellow’s delight, cocky’s joy and whip. — Sidney J. Baker, The Australian Language, p. 227, 1953
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