Boche
or boche
Older Slang: Disparaging and Offensive. a contemptuous term used to refer to a German, especially a German soldier in World War I or II.
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How to use Boche in a sentence
It seemed impossible that the Boche (p.091) could have been driven out of it.
An Onlooker in France 1917-1919 | William OrpenThe Boche were at it hard now, and they were bombing all round every night.
An Onlooker in France 1917-1919 | William OrpenThe Boche, I presume, couldn't see, but just let off on chance.
An Onlooker in France 1917-1919 | William OrpenHardly a night passed at this period that the Boche did not have a "go" at St. Omer.
An Onlooker in France 1917-1919 | William OrpenThe Boche had only left it about three weeks, and it had not been "cleaned up."
An Onlooker in France 1917-1919 | William Orpen
British Dictionary definitions for Boche
/ (bɒʃ) /
a German, esp a German soldier
the Boche (usually functioning as plural) Germans collectively, esp German soldiers regarded as the enemy
Origin of Boche
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