Boche

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/bɒʃ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(bosh, bôsh)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
Boche  (bosh, bôsh),USA pronunciation n., pl. Boche, Boches (bosh, bôsh).USA pronunciation [Disparaging.]
  1. Slang Termsa German, esp. a German soldier in World War I.
Also, boche. 
  • French, aphetic variant of Alboche German, equivalent. to al(lemand) German + (ca)boche blockhead, head of a nail
  • 1885–90

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Boche / bɒʃ/ (esp in World Wars I and II)
  1. a German, esp a German soldier
  2. the Boche ⇒ (usually functioning as plural) Germans collectively, esp German soldiers regarded as the enemy
Etymology: 20th Century: from French, probably shortened from alboche German, from allemand German + caboche pate
'Boche' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
botch - cabbage

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