noun

ock

noun

A slang, and now dated, New York term for a Middle Eastern deli or bodega owner.

"Old-timers in the neighborhood still called the corner-store owner "the ock"."

How to Use Ock

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishA dated, informal New York City slang term; best treated as historical rather than something to use today.

When to use it

Slang, dated, and can be considered disrespectful — not neutral vocabulary.

ocks plural

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Old-timers in the neighborhood still called the corner-store owner "the _____".

Believed to come from the Arabic word for "brother", carried into New York street slang.

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