Words & TermsPlaces and regional language
chonks
Lollies or sweets, in remembered Gippsland usage.
In a sentence
Her grandparents still called the bag of lollies chonks.
Where it came from
Origin unknown. The located evidence establishes remembered Gippsland use but not the word's source or formation. Independent regional reporting in 2019 describes chonks as a Gippsland word for lollies used by an older generation.
- First recorded
- 2019
- Initial era
- 2000–today
- Where used
- Gippsland, Victoria
- Use today
- Dated or remembered regionally