toko

Definition

1. Noun (slang):
   • A beating or punishment: "toko" refers to a physical beating or a severe punishment, often used in informal or colloquial contexts.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The troublemaker got a good toko from the older boys. (He received a beating as punishment.)
  • The teacher threatened to give the student some toko for misbehaving. (A threat of physical punishment.)

Advanced Usage

• "to give someone toko": to beat or punish someone.
  • The gang leader decided to give the traitor some toko as a warning. (To administer a beating.)

Variants and Related Words

• Toko (alternative spelling): The same word, spelled as "toko" without the accent, is used interchangeably.
  • He received a toko for stealing. (A beating.)

Synonyms

• Thrashing: a severe beating.
• Drubbing: a thorough beating in a fight or contest.
• Licking: a beating or defeat.

Related Idioms

• "Get a toko": to receive a beating or punishment.

  • If you don't behave, you'll get a toko. (You will be punished physically.)

• "Give someone a toko": to administer a beating.

  • The father gave his son a toko for lying. (He punished his son physically.)