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dekko

a quick look

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Where does the word "dekko" come from? It comes from Hindi dekho, and was adopted directly into English (1890s).

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Where does the word "dekko" come from? It comes from Hindi dekho, and was adopted directly into English (1890s).

Dekko’s story begins in Hindi: dekho meant “look!.” 'look!', the command form of 'dekhnā', to see. It reached English by 1890s as dekko. British Army slang from India: 'have a dekko'. Today, dekko means a quick look.

  1. Stage 1 · Hindi · 1800s dekho "look!", 'look!', the command form of 'dekhnā', to see.
  2. Stage 2 · English · 1890s dekko "a look", British Army slang from India: 'have a dekko'.

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