Boche
/bɒʃ
/informal, dated
noun
1A German, especially a soldier.The rest of the movie unspools in flashback with the younger Jacques defying les Boches....
- I remember the day he and I got on that boat to go and fight the Boches.
- For my part I can't wait to kill the largest possible number of Boches.
1.1 (the Boche) Germans, especially German soldiers, considered collectively.Whole village will be burned by tonight by Boche if materials for them are not provided by populace....
- Then the Boche tried a trick.
- Let's stop beefing about the Boche
adjective
German.Again the Boche platoon chiefs in answer to their leaders called out, "hier."
Origin
French soldiers' slang, originally in the sense 'rascal', later used in the First World War meaning 'German'.
Rhymes
- peace at any price
- peace belt
- peace bond
- peace-breaker
- peace camp
- Peace Corps
- peace day
- peace dividend
- peace economy
- peace establishment
- peaceful
- peaceful coexistence
- peacefully
- peacefulness
- peace game
- peace garden
- Peace Garden State
- peace-guild
- peacekeeper
- peacekeeping
- peaceless
- peace lily
- peace line
- peace-loving
- peacemaker