British Slang: Dekko

Dekko ['dɛkəʊ]

I see, I look. View, appearance.

For example: Take a dekko (at).

Origin / Etymology

The word originates from Hindi (Indian language), where dekh means 'I see' or 'I look', and when we say dekho we are asking someone to look at or see something.

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