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Meanings of Boche in English

Offensive term for a person of German descent.

Usage of Boche in English
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The uncanny thing was the absence of movement in the Boche trenches.
France at War: On the Frontier of Civilization
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And the glare of villages burning by the hand of the Boche.
Aviation in Peace and War
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Three-quarters of the time the Boche were trying to clean us up.
The War Romance of the Salvation Army
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The Boche aeroplane was by no means a novelty to the Parisian.
With Those Who Wait
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Instead, they inscribed the disgusting names of their Boche generals and colonels.
Everyman's Land
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But when we reached the Boche front trenches a strange thing happened.
A Yankee in the Trenches
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With the exception of Mme Boche and Virginie, no one knew him.
L'Assommoir
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Suddenly we saw three Boche planes volplaning down from away up above.
A Yankee in the Trenches
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Intelligence, who knew I liked to follow what the Boche was saying.
Mr. Standfast
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When I saw that Boche this morning I felt something quite new.
Georges Guynemer: Knight of the Air
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I had been flying for two weeks before I saw a Boche.
High Adventure: A Narrative of Air Fighting in France
12
They'd get a laugh out of that- aregularBoche notion of humour.
My Year of the War / Including an Account of Experiences with th...
13
One bright day a Boche aeroplane made a reconnaissance of our lines.
All in It : K(1) Carries On
14
I'm writing this in a jolly Boche dug-out, all panelled and cosy.
Letters to Helen: Impressions of an Artist on the Western Front
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Fawncy the blighter'd feel better wif two legs, if one was Boche.
A Yankee in the Trenches
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Killed and dead as mutton by now, if I'd been a Boche.
No Man's Land
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