cobber

Meaning

Noun

• A pal, buddy, mate, friend; often used in direct address by one male to another.
• A sweet consisting of a small block of hard caramel covered in chocolate.

Origin

• Origin unknown. Perhaps from Yiddish חבֿר, which is borrowed from Hebrew חבר, or, perhaps from the British dialectal term cob.. The suggestion that it is a self-referential collective term for convicts and immigrants who departed for Australian shores from the Irish port of Cobh seems chronologically unlikely.