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haircut: You've had a bocka! Also, bocker.

Contributor's comments: This word means "short" haircut in Bacchus Marsh (Vic). I have not met anyone outside Bacchus Marsh who knew what it means.

Contributor's comments: In my 47 years of living in Melbourne have never heard the word 'bocka' used for a hair cut.

Contributor's comments: A haircut. Usually/exclusively [used in the] past tense: "I see you've had a bocker" or "nice bocker, mate" but rarely/never "I'm going to get a bocker."

Contributor's comments: In Warracknabeal we used bokka to refer to a type of haircut.