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单词 boche
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Boche

or boche

[ bosh, bawsh ]
/ bɒʃ, bɔʃ /

noun, plural Boche, Boches [bosh, bawsh]. /bɒʃ, bɔʃ/.

Older Slang: Disparaging and Offensive. a contemptuous term used to refer to a German, especially a German soldier in World War I or II.

Origin of Boche

1885–90; <French, aphetic variant of AlbocheGerman, equivalent to al(lemand) German + (ca)boche blockhead, head of a nail

usage note for Boche

This term was originally French slang, perhaps from the Franco-Prussian War. In English, it appears today only in historical contexts.

Words nearby Boche

Boccherini, boccie, Boccioni, bocconcini, Bochdalek's hernia, Boche, Bochum, bock, bock beer, bockedy, Bockscar
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Example sentences from the Web for Boche

  • "Gentlemen, I call this song 'All Boche'—because it is," he remarked.

    With Haig on the Somme|D. H. Parry

British Dictionary definitions for Boche

Boche
/ (bɒʃ) /

noun derogatory, slang (esp in World Wars I and II)

a German, esp a German soldier
the Boche (usually functioning as plural) Germans collectively, esp German soldiers regarded as the enemy

Word Origin for Boche

C20: from French, probably shortened from alboche German, from allemand German + caboche pate
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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