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Definition of a dekko
dekko
noun
- a look. Origin: from Hindi, brought to southeast England by the British army returning from India. The word has been used outside its mother language for at least 50 years.
Let's have a dekko.
- See more words with the same meaning: British, UK slang (list of).
- See more words with the same meaning: to look, see.
Last edited on Apr 06 2013. Submitted by Mark Ostrowski from Mongolia on Jun 05 1997.
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Other terms relating to 'British, UK slang (list of)': | |
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Definitions include: related to immorality or illegality. | |
Definitions include: Corruption of "bahine ka chut" which means "sister's cunt" in Hindi. | |
Definitions include: acronym for "Central Nervous System - Quantity Not Sufficient", an insulting notation used by doctors in the UK on medical charts. | |
Definitions include: very ugly. | |
Definitions include: a British person. | |
Definitions include: to masturbate. | |
Definitions include: money. | |
Definitions include: a sandwich made with butter and chips (British fries made from chunkier slices of potato then their American cousins) bought from the fish and chip shop. | |
Definitions include: to sodomize. | |
Definitions include: a lazy person - i.e. one who dosses. | |
Definitions include: very good, excellent; "cool"; "awesome". | |
Definitions include: the police. | |
Definitions include: male genitalia. | |
Definitions include: a very stupid or incompetent person. | |
Other terms relating to 'to look, see': | |
Definitions include: to see, look at. | |
Definitions include: a second look. | |
Definitions include: ok, or yes. | |
Definitions include: a place where prostitutes gather to find clients. | |
Definitions include: to watch. | |
Definitions include: to take a look. | |
Definitions include: to examine closely. | |
Definitions include: to listen to. | |
Definitions include: to see. | |
Definitions include: to stare at. | |
Definitions include: A visual examination, especially of a person of the opposite sex. | |
Definitions include: to leave. | |
Definitions include: to body check as in sports (hockey, American football, rugby, etc.) | |
Definitions include: to look at. | |
Definitions include: to look at. | |
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Definitions include: right-hand turn in a motor vehicle. | |
Definitions include: bad-tempered, irritable. | |
Definitions include: A general term of insult meaning displeasure or anger. | |
Definitions include: a command, similar to "Go to hell!" (i.e. "Leave me alone!" | |
Definitions include: to think about. | |
Definitions include: being in charge of or the most important or looked to member of a crew the respected one a title of respect | |
Definitions include: very drunk. | |
Definitions include: A nice male | |
Definitions include: unlawful or dystopian surveillance | |
Definitions include: an obsequious person. |
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