What it means
Means food or a meal, usually hearty, no-frills grub. In Australia you’ll hear good tucker for something proper satisfying, like pub parmi or a snag off the barbie. It pops up in New Zealand too, and in the UK it can sound old-school or cheeky. Not the same as tuckered out, which means exhausted.
Usage examples
"This café’s all chia seeds and foam. I’m starving, let’s find some proper tucker, grab a pie from the servo and bail."
"After a day on the trail there's nothing like proper tucker, a big plate of stew and crusty bread."
"Bring your own tucker for the picnic, the kiosk up there charges a fortune for a soggy sandwich."
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