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bokken

Pronunciation: /ˈbɔkə(n)/

“bokken” is a Dutch word. Its 3 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to buck, said of a quadruped, e.g. a horse: to leap upward while arching its back
  2. to react to opposition or adversity grumpily and capriciously, like a crossed spoiled child
  3. to tell off, to scold, to rebuke

Etymology

From bok + -en.

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