Etymology

cheeko

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Today it means: A lecher, a pervert. Full definition →

Hokkien 痴哥 ← Teochew 痴哥
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The story

  1. Teochew · borrowed from痴哥
  2. Hokkien · borrowed from痴哥
  3. English todaycheeko

From either or both Hokkien 痴哥 (chhi-ko) and Teochew 痴哥 (ci¹ go¹).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.