Chookas

I was vaguely aware that Chookas came from "will we have chook or not" but regardless, I always found a little less confronting than either "Break A Leg" or "Good Luck" and such derivatives.

Someone mentioned that it sounded a little goofy. Well for me, that was the big attraction. It was a little odd and unusual, and I must admit I am often drawn to that. It has sort of infiltrated my vocab somewhat as I now say "Chookas" instead of "Cheers" when toasting.

And hey, if you want bizaar words, go see Wah-wah by Richard E. Grant where you will hear

Wah-Wah (noun) = incomprehensible manner of speaking by affected British ex-pats, a silly babyish way of talking

Toodle Pip (noun) =  good bye, used when making exit

Hoity-Toity (adj) = aloof manner of a person who is a terrible snob

Hubbly-Jubbly (adj) =  very nice, lovely

La-Di-Da (adj) =   silly, pointless

Jolly Good Show (noun) =  well done, excellent

Old Bean (noun) = friend (male or masculine woman who might play golf or smoke a pipe)

Scrubbed-Up (adj) = someone who looks presentable when they are clean, which they generally are not

Chop-chop (adj) = get a move on, hurry up, generally said to females

Smarty-pants (noun) = know it all, not someone you would want to be sat next to at dinner

Bit of a to-do (noun) = fight or social gathering that goes wrong when you accidentally mix people who don't like each other (or have run off with other peoples partners who might be there and still feel rather miffed about it)

You-know-who (noun) = someone that everyone knows but cant be mentioned by name, who might be important or have run off with someone important (or their husband or wife)

Brou-ha-ha (noun) = a lot of fuss by people who are a bit loud, possibly people who are a bit common - see "people who go caravanning"

Hush-hush (adj) = something that should not be talked about - but is, like a secret that everyone knows

Ding-dong (adj) = marvellous, very good, top hole

Diddly-doozup (noun) =  something like an event  that you cant describe any other way or have forgotten the word for, for example: if you are suffering from "a touch of sunstroke"

Hooty-snooty (adj) = the manner of someone pretentious who speaks wah-wah

Tra-la-la (noun) = something to say when you have forgotten what to say (see "touch of sunstroke")

Dimbo (noun) = someone who isn't very clever but might be well bred

Panisfied Ponce (noun) = a boy who is a bit girly and plays with dolls

Dolly Boy (noun) = see above

Coven of bitches (noun) = a posh ladies organisation or social group, an ideal place to have a good natter, term generally used by ladies who are not invited to join

Not quite Cheltenham (adj) = somewhere that isn't Cheltenham and certainly doesn't have a nice girls school

Touch of sunstroke (term) = feeling dizzy and staggering around or trying to kiss other people you aren't married to, caused by drinking too much whiskey

People who go caravanning (term) = poor people who cant afford hotels and who might be a little common

The old "you know what" (term) = drink or alcohol or a nice stiff cocktail

Like National Geographic (term) = somewhere you can see lots of ladies boobs but not feel ashamed of having a good look

http://www.wahwahmovie.co.uk/ - Source

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Jeff Watkins
Perth based Actor/Performer
who can also sing ... and occasionaly dance
Fight/Sword Choreographer
Virgin Director

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