sale Bochesale bochen.
/sal ˈbɒʃ/ A French term of abuse for a German.
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Muff1585
Teutonic1638
Herr1653
Dutcher1671
mein Herr1796
Teuton1833
Dutchy1834
sour-crout1841
Fritz1887
sausage1890
Heinie1904
Boche1914
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Volksdeutsche1937
1919 C. Mackenzie Sylvia & Michael iii. 85 I get called sale boche if I open my mouth.
1934 D. L. Sayers Nine Tailors 189 A man..called him sale Boche—but Jean knocked him down.
1938 L. Bemelmans Life Class i. iv. 67 ‘Go away!’ he repeated. ‘Sale Boche!’ I called him a French pig.
1979 D. Robinson Eldorado Network vi. 53 Marty..blasted off the complete clip in the general direction of Mola's camp. ‘Sales boches!’ he spat.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1982; most recently modified version published online December 2018).
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