bokken
Meaning
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- (intransitive,uncommon) to buck, said of a quadruped, e.g. a horse: to leap upward while arching its back
- (intransitive) to react to opposition or adversity grumpily and capriciously, like a crossed spoiled child
- (Suriname,transitive) to tell off, to scold, to rebuke
Frequency
Hyphenated as
bok‧ken
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈbɔkə(n)/
Etymology
From bok + -en.
New
bok
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- (masculine) male goat, billy
- (masculine) buck, horse or pony; strong contraption on legs, resembling a mount
- (masculine) buck, horse or pony; strong contraption on legs, resembling a mount
- (masculine) buck, horse or pony; strong contraption on legs, resembling a mount
- (masculine) box, perch (driver's seat on a carriage)
- (masculine) job case, type case
- (derogatory,masculine) churl, grouch
- (derogatory,masculine) oaf, bumpkin
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