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Mr. Tom Posted 17 years ago
Vocabulary

Rooster and Clobber

Hi

Could you please tell me if the words "rooster" for cocks and "clobber" for hitting are common among native speakers?

Thanks,

Tom
  

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'Rooster' is more AmE, I think; there, it is much more common than '****'. 'Clobber' is common slang there also.

— Mister Micawber

  • 'Rooster' is more AmE, I think; there, it is much more common than '****'.
  • 'Clobber' is common slang there also.
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'Rooster' is more AmE, I think; there, it is much more common than '****'. 'Clobber' is common slang there also.
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Oh, pooh. Ms Prude kicks in again.
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Mister MicawberOh, pooh.
Lucky for you, MM, that you didn't leave off the H. Otherwise, Ms Prude might have clobbered you again.

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The next time that rooster wakes me up at 5 a.m. I'm going to clobber him!! -- Perfectly natural!

"Rooster" is certainly the preferred way of referring to a male chicken (at least in the U.S.). The alternative is rarely used because of its double menaing. "Clobber" is one among many possible choices for slang words for 'hit" -- to me it has a faintly humorous sound, so I would not ex
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I agree - sports, mostly.

They got clobbered! (Their team lost by a lot.)
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Yes, I agree too. I think there may be one or two sports teams left called the "Gamecocks" but that's about it, and Lord knows what kinds of risque taunts they have to fact from the opposing teams (not unlike the unfortunately-named "Trojans").

In fact, I don't think I've ever heard anyone refer to a rooster as a "c***."
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Heh, when I hear "???k" in a movie I already know that what the speaker has in mind is the farthest thing from a rooster Emotion: big smile
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