ocker

ocker · noun, verb¹

1. Proto-Germanic · derived from*wōkraz“progeny, earnings, profit”
2. Old Norse · derived fromókr“usury”
3. Middle English · inherited fromocker
4. English todayocker

From Middle English ocker, oker, from Old Norse ókr (“usury”), from Proto-Germanic *wōkraz (“progeny, earnings, profit”). More at oker.

ocker · noun, adjective²

From Ocker, pet form of the name Oscar; popularised in a series of television sketches where the word was used as a general nickname.

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