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dekko — /ˈdɛkoʊ / (say dekoh) noun (plural dekkos) Colloquial look or view: *go down the docks on a wet morning and take a dekko at a wharfies pick up –george johnston, 1964. Also, dek, dekker. {Anglo Indian, from Hindustani dekho look!} …
Dekko — (take a) look … Dictionary of Australian slang
dekko — n British a look, glance. A word that probably originated in the jargon of tramps, taken from the Romany word for look , dik, in the late 19th century. British soldiers overseas also encountered the Hindus tani version dekko. The word is now less … Contemporary slang
dekko — I Australian Slang (take a) look II Everyday English Slang in Ireland v look at, inspect III Inglish (Indian English) Dictionary To take a look, to examine, to watch out of curiousity; from Hindi dekho to see … English dialects glossary
List of British words not widely used in the United States — Differences between American and British English American English … Wikipedia
look something over — INSPECT, examine, scan, cast an eye over, take stock of, vet, view, look through, peruse, run through, read through; informal take a dekko at, give something a/the once over; N. Amer. check out; N. Amer. informal eyeball. → look * * * ˌlook… … Useful english dictionary
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