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Chook raffle is the name given to the Australian tradition of 'raffling off' chicken meat, often in clubs.
The name derives from "chook", the Australian slang term for a chicken. Most often the chicken is prepared by a butcher, but live chickens are sometimes raffled.[1]
The chook raffle is obviously a special case of a meat raffle, but is more often used as a fund-raising activity by an amateur club or organisation.
Perhaps because of this association, the expression tends to be used[2] disparagingly about someone who claims to have, or should have, superior organisational skills, that they "couldn't run a chook raffle".
The term "chook raffle" is also used to describe any random process. An example is selecting the winner of an election by drawing a name from a hat, said to be turning the process into a "chook raffle". [3].
References
External links
- Sydney Morning Herald article, Chook Raffle, 22 October 2003
- Brisbane Courier Mail article, Cloncurry mayor chosen by 'chook raffle', 1 April 2008
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