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Boche
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tags: [slang]
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Definition:slang for a German soldier of WWI or WWII; a kraut
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The old man paid no attention to him. "Frenchmen! Frenchwomen!" he shouted to the town at large as he stalked toward the cafe. "It's no wonder the Boches are here this time! No heart, no courage. One shot and they are running through the woods like rabbits. One smile and they are in bed for the whole German Army!
Irwin Shaw. The Young Lions, p.72 (1948)
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Flasheart: Aha! How disgusting. A Boche on the sole of my boot. I shall have to find a patch of grass to wipe it on. Probably get shunned in the officers' mess. "Sorry about the pong you fellows, trod in a Boche and can't get rid of the whiff!"
BBC. Blackadder, season 4: Private Plane
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Pshaw! they’ll make nice soldiers at the front, they’ll lick the boots of the Boches.
Marcel Proust. In Search of Lost Time [volume 7] Time Regained
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And if I was French these days, what with running like rabbits the first shot the dirty Boche fired at them, I’d think twice about insulting anybody.
Irwin Shaw. Rich Man, Poor Man (1959)
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