kokobe

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

Likely from Akan kokobe (“leprosy”). Cognate of Jamaican Creole cocobay; compare Haitian Creole kokobe (“to cripple; crippled, handicapped, maimed; a cripple”).

Noun

kokobe

1. tuberculoid leprosy

Interjection

kokobe

1. Used to emphasize the veracity of an associated statement
   • 2014, Roué Verveer, 4:23 from the start, in Buitenvrouw, Puuree/Roue Verveer:

     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 the deal with kokobe? Sometimes you don't believe something someone is telling you, but the moment they say 'kokobe', you believe it instantly.