• guillem
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    9 hours ago

    What is a cooker party? Google is not helping.

    • eureka
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      3 hours ago

      afaik, ‘cooker’ has risen as a slang term for the wackier conspiracy theorists:

      From Wiktionary:

      1. (slang, Australia) A person who makes or uses illicit drugs, especially methamphetamine or cannabis.
      1. (slang, derogatory, Australia) A person who is cooked in the head; a crazy person.
      2. (slang, derogatory, Australia) A conspiracy theorist, especially one who is involved in politics.
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      5 hours ago

      Cooker parties means there can be independent parties with uh… fringe beliefs that you may not align with. So it’s good to do research on each party or candidate