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語源 1

動詞

oke

1. (obsolete) simple past of ache
2. (obsolete) simple past of ake

語源 2

See oka

名詞

oke (plural okes)

1. (historical units of measurement) Alternative form of oka.
   • 1819, Abraham Rees, The Cyclopaedia, Vol. XXX, s.v. "Rottolo":

     At Constantinople, the cantaro, or quintal, contains 44 okes, or 100 rottoli; and the cantaro weighs about 123¾ lbs. avoirdupois, the oke 2lbs. 13 oz., and the rottolo 19⁄₅ oz., and the chequee 11¼ oz. avoirdupois... At Smyrna, the cantaro, or kintal, contains 45 okes, or 100 rottoli. The batman is 6 okes, or 2400 drachms; and the oke is 400 drachms, and the rottolo = 180 drachms. The cantaro of 45 okes weighs 123 lbs. 4 oz. avoirdupois; and, therefore, the oke is = 2 lbs. 11 oz. 13 drs. avoirdupois...

参照

• “oke”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

語源 3

Shortened borrowing from Afrikaans outjie.

名詞

oke (plural okes)

1. (South Africa, slang) Man; guy; bloke.
   • 1998, Leon Schuster, Leon Schuster's Lekker, Thick South African Joke Book, page 106:

     An oke meets up with his ex-wife at a party. After a few dops, he puts his arm around her and suggests they go to bed. 'Over my dead body,' she snarls at him. He downs his drink and says, 'I see you haven't changed.'

   • 2005, Al Lovejoy, Acid Alex:

     I had initiated an African ritual by giving the pipe to him. And you can never stay befuck with an oke you smoke nchangu with.

   • 2009, Kevin Richardson, Part of the Pride: My Life Among the Big Cats of Africa, published 2016, page 39:

     When that oke talked, I listened.

語源 4

From 中期英語 oke.

名詞

oke (plural okes)

1. Obsolete spelling of oak.

参考

• aso oke (etymologically unrelated)

アナグラム

• EKO, Keo