Cobber vs Playmate - What's the difference?
cobber | playmate | Related terms |
(Australia) A pal, buddy, mate, friend; often used in direct address by one male to another .
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* 1955 , Charles McCormac, “You?ll Die in Singapore!” ,
* 2009 , George W. Adams, Under the Southern Cross ,
A companion for someone (especially a child) to play with.
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*:An indulgent playmate , Grannie would lay aside the long scratchy-looking letter she was writing (heavily crossed ‘to save notepaper’) and enter into the delightful pastime of ‘a chicken from Mr Whiteley's’.
A female who has appeared as the centerfold in magazine.
Cobber is a related term of playmate.
As nouns the difference between cobber and playmate
is that cobber is (australia) a pal, buddy, mate, friend; often used in direct address by one male to another while playmate is a companion for someone (especially a child) to play with.cobber
English
Noun
(en noun)- What?s up, cobber ?
- G'day cobber!
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- “He?s a good cobber', even if he is the parson,” he said at last. “He?s a good ' cobber .”
- “That?s right,” said Jim patiently. “He?s a good cobber , and he?s the parson. Now you buzz off and leave him be. We?ve got business to talk here.”
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- He was the first member of our forces we had seen for five months. “Hi ya, cobber ,” muttered Don.
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- A voice from out of nowhere challenged: “Who is going away cobber'?” “Bob!” I shouted. “Boy, am I glad to see you ... Where the hell have you been, my dear bloody ' cobber ?”