cobber

Aussie slang: buddy

Cobber is Australian slang for a close friend or mate: Thanks, cobber.

The term is old-fashioned and now sounds nostalgic or deliberately folksy, though it remains recognizable as quintessentially Australian.

Australian

mate

Partner or companion

  • buddyInformal term for companion
  • palClose trusted companion
  • chumFriend or fish scraps

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friendship

mate

Partner or companion

  • buddyInformal term for companion
  • palClose trusted companion
  • chumFriend or fish scraps

friend · companion · confidant · ally · sidekick · partner · amigo · comrade · associate · fellow

Categories
Opposites
social relationship

cobberenemy

Hostile opposing party

foe · antagonist · adversary · rival · nemesis

familiarity

cobberstranger

Person not yet known

unknown · outsider · foreigner · alien · newcomer

Family

cob

Familiarity
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Profile
Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G