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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
- tuberculoid leprosy
Interjection
kokobe
- 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.