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Dekko
[deh-koh]Pan-Diaspora· From Hindustani "dekho" (look / see), adopted into British and Anglo-Indian military & railway slang
Also spelled: dekho, dekkho
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A quick look, glance, or peek at something interesting or new.
“Let’s take a dekko at the Christmas cake before Mummy puts the marzipan on it.”
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