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Why are Germans called the bosh?

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Boche was a French derogatory term for Germans, apparently originally derived from an old word for "head" that came to mean obstinate, stubborn, or pig-headed. The etymology is explained in greater detail in the Wording_Room:

http://www.billcasselman.com/wording_room/boche.htm

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