English Explanatory Dictionary

koyok

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A phoney or fraudulent item; anything deceptively promoted as genuine or of high quality.

Pronunciation

[ˈk˭ojoʔ]

Word forms

koyok

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay koyok (“quack medicine”), from Hakka 膏藥／膏药 (kò-yo̍k, “herbal plaster, medicated patch, poultice”).

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