Definition of 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: to look, see.
Originally submitted by Mark Ostrowski from Mongolia on Jun 05 1997. (Edit this definition.)
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- to look, see
- butchers - Definitions include: a look. Notes: derived from Cockney rhyming slang: "butcher's hook" - "look."
- catch - Definitions include: a person who would make an excellent significant other.
- check out - Definitions include: to die.
- cruise - Definitions include: to leave.
- double take - Definitions include: a second look.
- eyeball - Definitions include: a visitor to a website.
- feast (one's) eyes - Definitions include: to look at.
- get a load of - Definitions include: to look at.
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