"chocka" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: Truncated form of chockablock. Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} chocka (not comparable)
  1. (informal) Filled to capacity. Tags: informal, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-chocka-en-adj-lZdvgZtA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries
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          "text": "When I lived with my mum, the only thing we ever argued about was her food shopping addiction. Every single cupboard was chocka, the fridge was chocka, the freezer was chocka.",
          "type": "quote"
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        {
          "ref": "2012, Chris Brady, Life Begins at 49, →ISBN:",
          "text": "So we were more than a bit deflated when we found the hostel, only to be told that it was just about chocka, but that we could have separate rooms for an inflated price if we wanted.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2014, David Mitchell, The Bone Clocks, →ISBN, page 141:",
          "text": "It's gone ten, the place is chocka, and Günter's two saisonnières - one skinny girl in Hamlet black, the other plumper, frillier and blonder -- are busy with orders.",
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        "(informal) Filled to capacity."
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        "Filled to capacity."
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        "(informal) Filled to capacity."
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