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https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Iko
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Since when did Frank make any sense?
Maybe it's this? https://www.answers.com/Q/What_does_iko_mean_when_texting
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My guess is it’s a reference to the song Iko Iko, and it’s just a fairly meaningless but positive exclamation like ‘shamone’ or ‘word up’. The writer of the song said he considered it a victory chant.
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I agree, knowing the background is unlikely. It may have come into popularity via the song, and people sometimes still say it say now and again, consciously or unconsciously referencing the song; it may have stuck with people of a certain age and background. Reading about it, it sounds like it existed in the southern States outside of the song. Maybe in twenty years someone will say “shizzle” and nobody will have any idea why. People in the 18th century used to say “quoz”. It didn’t mean anything, but if you were losing an argument, you could say “quoz” and everyone would laugh and you’d win the argument.
In summary, I’ve no idea.
After giving it more thought, I think what I mean is this:
Frank might just as well have said “booyaka”, but that has been overused and is a bit lame now. When he says “iko” it is unusual and unexpected and that makes it funny. Nobody says iko in conversation, but most people recognise the word. We get the meaning from the context of what’s being said, and recognise the word from the song (which is a uplifting song, which gives the word positive connotations, even if nobody knows what the word means). If he’d just said some completely made-up word that has never been said before it could have just been confusing. So it’s like:
Frank: Ha! I rule, baby! (This is the meaning of what he’s saying)
Frank: Ha! Booyaka, baby! (Lame)
Frank: Ha! Furtnurbet, baby! (Confusing)
Frank: Ha! Iko, baby! (Amusing)