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n. - Offensive terms for a person of German descent.

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Usage examples (31)
  • "Five Bosh-bosh (his rendering of the word Boche) an 'heap Askari -- say so many."
  • So the warehouse cat was named the German, or "Boche," and the attic cat the Englishman, or "Tommy."
  • In Italy they tend to be regarded with horror and even French arrogance becomes rather brittle when the topic of the "Boche" arises
  • Angle upon angle marked many of the trenches and at the sharp turns there popped into view a "Boche," made of paper, who had to be shot.
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