Boche (redirected from Boches)

Boche also boche  (bsh, bôsh)

n. Offensive Slang

Used as a disparaging term for a German, especially a German soldier in World War I or World War II.

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[French, alteration of Alboche, blend of Allemand, German; see allemande, and French dialectal caboche, cabbage, blockhead; see cabbage.]

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Boche [bɒʃ]

n Derogatory slang (esp in World Wars I and II)

1. a German, esp a German soldier

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

[from French, probably shortened from alboche German, from allemand German + caboche pate]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

Boche - offensive term for a person of German descent Jerry, Kraut, Krauthead, Hun derogation, disparagement, depreciation - a communication that belittles somebody or something jargon, lingo, patois, argot, vernacular, slang, cant - a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo" German - a person of German nationality

Translations

Boche [bɒʃ]

A. ADJ (pej) → alemán, tudesco

B. N (pej) → boche m, alemán m
the Boche → los alemanes

Boche

n (pej inf) → Boche m