Watching a Britcom yesterday I heard the term "I should Coco." Aside from being an album by Supergrass, can any English folks tell me what the expression means? And "Sarky b**tard" as well.

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Watching a Britcom yesterday I heard the term "I should Coco." Aside from being an album by Supergrass, can any English folks tell me what the expression means? And "Sarky b**tard" as well.

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Last updated Aug 03 2021.

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zbeckabee
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I should cocoa!

Catch Phrase. A slightly dated British exclamation meaning 'certainly not!'

I should cocoa! (also I should coco!)
excl. [1930s+] you must be joking! don't make me laugh!

https://wordhistories.net/2018/12/18/should-cocoa/

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May 11 2006, 5:01 PM

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darkpresence
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darkpresence
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sarky is short for sarcastic. I should cocoa means that's something I'm not going to do, just sarcasm again really (as in "Go shopping with the wife when I could go to the pub? I should cocoa!")

May 11 2006, 4:31 PM

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darkpresence
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No idea where cocoa comes from tho

May 11 2006, 4:32 PM

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According to this site, "I should coco!" means "I should say so!" with "coco" or "cocoa" being rhyming slang for "say so."

You'll need to scroll down a bit for this:

http://www.peevish.co.uk/slang/i.htm

May 11 2006, 4:45 PM

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Waggette

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Similar to "you are having a giraffe" meaning, you are having a laugh - taking the mick -

May 11 2006, 11:52 PM

Watching a Britcom yesterday I heard the term "I should Coco." Aside from being an album by Supergrass, can any English folks tell me what the expression means? And "Sarky b**tard" as well.

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