kokobe
Sranan Tongo
Etymology
Likely from Akan kokobe (“leprosy”). Cognate of Jamaican Creole cocobay.
Noun
kokobe
- tuberculoid leprosy
Interjection
kokobe
- Used to emphasize the veracity of an associated statement
- 2014, Roué Verveer, Buitenvrouw, Puuree/Roue Verveer, 4:23 from the start:
- 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 up with kokobe? Sometimes you don't believe something someone is telling you, but the moment they say 'kokobe', you believe it instantly.
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