Cockie

/ˈkɑki/ noun

Definition

A hand-rolled cigarette or tobacco made with cockie leaf; Australian/New Zealand slang for a rolled cigarette.

Etymology

From Australian/New Zealand English, possibly related to 'cock' but more likely from local plant names; used since the early 1900s in Pacific regions.

Kelly Says

In Australia and New Zealand, a 'cockie' referred to an inexpensive, roughly made cigarette rolled by hand with whatever tobacco was available—a marker of working-class culture in early 20th-century Pacific communities.

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