Meaning of ekker | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness.
   UK, uncountable
2. Scholastic activity designed to develop or hone academic skills.
   UK, uncountable
3. Homework.
   Australia, Ireland, broadly, uncountable

Examples

“"Give me ekker," said Beatrice contemptuously. "There's no ekker in biking that I can see."”

“I hated sport, ekker, games, whatever they wanted to call it. And it was a fuck sight harder to get off ekker at Uppingham than it had been at prep school.”

“New bugs at Winchester can still buy Winchester Notions, which lists the school’s slang. Invaluable if you want to translate something like ‘First-year boys, not in college but keen on exercise, will take part in the cross-house matches after half-term, before evening prep, under the supervision of all masters, the governing body, and the two joint heads of school.’ In Winchester slang, that reads, ‘For Commoners looking for Ekker, Winkies in Cloister Time for the Junior Part will be held after Leave Out, before Toytime, in the presence of all Dons, the Go. Bo., the Aul. Prae and the Sen. Co. Prae.’”

“The dog ate my ekker.”

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