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The Australian Dictionary of Invisible Culture for Teachers


sook

noun: a person of one kind (see more)

A kind of person (e.g. Brooke).

Brooke thinks something like this “I feel something bad. I don’t want to do anything because of this. I want someone else to do something good for me.”

Because of this, Brooke does many things like a child can do when a child thinks like this.

People think: It is not good to be like this.

"When I'm sick, I turn into a real sook and just want to curl up in bed with some tea."

"Shannon is such a sook, every time he doesn't get what he wants he leaves work early."

whingewhingershowing negative emotionsexpression of negative feelingstough attitudedoing something when something bad happensanti-whingeing


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