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toco for yam

toco for yam noun: retribution; punishment.

Noun

toco for yam (uncountable)

  1. (UK, obsolete, slang) Retribution; punishment.

Forms of toco for yam

alternative formtoko for yam

Origin of toco for yam

See toco (“corporal punishment”); but the construction is uncertain and has been variously explained in slang dictionaries. It may have the sense of one thing given for another in retribution (like tit for tat), or may suggest a beating given instead of food (yam being food in West Indian pidgin).

Questions about toco for yam

What does toco for yam mean?
Toco for yam means retribution; punishment.
What part of speech is toco for yam?
Toco for yam is a noun.

Words near toco for yam in the dictionary

  1. tockwoughs
  2. tocleave
  3. tocleaving
  4. toclopidine
  5. toco
  6. toco for yam
  7. toco toucan
  8. toco toucans
  9. toco-
  10. Tocobaga
  11. Tocobagan

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