kokobe

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Etymology

Likely from Akan kokobe (leprosy). Cognate of Jamaican Creole cocobay; compare Haitian Creole kokobe (to cripple; crippled, handicapped, maimed; a cripple).

Noun

kokobe

  1. tuberculoid leprosy

Interjection

kokobe

  1. Used to emphasize the veracity of an associated statement
    • 2014, Roué Verveer, 4:23 from the start, in Buitenvrouw, Puuree/Roue Verveer:
      Èn san na tori fu kokobe? Son tron wan man teigi yu wan sani yu no e bribi, ma a momenti a taki 'kokobe' yu e bribi dirèkt.
      And what's the deal with kokobe? Sometimes you don't believe something someone is telling you, but the moment they say 'kokobe', you believe it instantly.