Butcher's hook

BUTCH-ers · rhyming slang

A look. Usually shortened to "a butcher's". In older Australian slang, being "butcher's" also meant being crook (sick).

Person 1"Something under the ute."
Person 2"Give us a butcher's."

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Butcher'sshort version
Captain Cookalso a look

Where it's from

Rhyming slang: butcher's hook rhymes with look (and with crook).

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