boko
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boko¹
- /ˈbəʊ.kəʊ/ UK
- /ˈboʊ.koʊ/ US
Rhymes with -əʊkəʊ
Where it comes from
Circa 1820. Multiple potential origins:
* From beak (“nose”)
* From French beaucoup (“very much”)
* Blend of beak (“nose”) + coconut
* From boke (“point; thrust”)
* From poke, as in poke one's nose into
noun bokos
-
The nose.
[…] the way he hid the Pernod card and bumped me on the boko when I tried to have a dekko at it proves that.
Similar: nose
Boko²
Where it comes from
From a word in the Boko language.
proper noun
- A people of Benin and Nigeria.
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A Mande language spoken by the Boko people.
Similar: Boo
noun Bokos
-
A member of the Boko people.
Similar: Boo
Boko³
Where it comes from
A shortening of Boko Haram.
proper noun
- Boko Haram.
Boko⁴
proper noun
- A town in Niangoloko Department, Comoé Province, in southwestern Burkina Faso.
Boko⁵
proper noun
- A district in the Pool region of southeastern Republic of the Congo.
Boko⁶
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Hausa boko.
proper noun
- The Latin script alphabet used for the Hausa language.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: bouk, bosh, bovver, bozack, bobar, bongo mag, bollock sack, bollock, botty, bogglebo, boykie, bobowler, boist, bommie, boot boy, bootneck
Translations
Talk about this word "boko." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/boko. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. boko. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/boko "boko." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/boko.Cite this
@misc{boko_2026,
title = {boko},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/boko},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
